When a crowd gets something right, like guessing how many beans are in a jar, forecasting an election, or solving a difficult ...

Researchers from the University of Waterloo's Faculty of Science and the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) are ...

Quantum computing promises extraordinary power, but that same power may expose new security weaknesses. Quantum computers are expected to deliver dramatic gains in processing speed and capability, ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. All of modern mathematics is built on the foundation of set theory, the study of how to organize abstract collections of objects. But in ...

There are many reasons why psychological treatments aren’t more effective. In principle, misdiagnosis is the easiest of them ...

Mathematicians are still trying to understand fundamental properties of the Fourier transform, one of their most ubiquitous ...

Dr. Shech is a professor of philosophy who specializes in the philosophy of science. As popular mistrust of expert opinion grows, we increasingly encounter the following skeptical argument about ...

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

Researchers discovered that clogged brain “drains” show up early in people at risk of Alzheimer’s disease. These blockages, easily seen on standard MRI scans, are tied to toxic protein buildup linked ...

Graduates can pursue careers in areas like applications and systems programming, systems analysis, software development, research, database management, telecommunications and security, game ...

After canceling a spacewalk planned for Thursday, the space agency’s administrator said it was erring on the side of caution and bringing a crew of four home in the coming days. By Kenneth Chang and ...