The ReproSci project retrospectively analyzed the reproducibility of 1006 claims from 400 papers published between 1959 and 2011 in the field of Drosophila immunity. This project attempts to provide a ...

Estimating π with “fake circles” using Python. This short shows how to simulate the geometry, calculate the approximation step by step, and see how accuracy improves as the model gets refined. #Python ...

On the internet, humorous videos are breathing new life into religious scenes. Sometimes serious but more often funny or ...

In the modern era, where phone numbers are portable and geography is less tied to a person’s culture, area codes still hold a surprising amount of social weight. While the seven digits following an ...

Think about someone you’d call a friend. What’s it like when you’re with them? Do you feel connected? Like the two of you are in sync? In today’s story, we’ll meet two friends who have always been in ...

In a hotel lobby, two QR Codes promote the same thing: a 10% discount on the breakfast buffet. One sits at eye level beside the elevator buttons, right where guests wait with their phones in hand. The ...

At M.I.T., a new program called “artificial intelligence and decision-making” is now the second-most-popular undergraduate major. By Natasha Singer Natasha Singer covers computer science and A.I.

Art, by its nature, often lends itself to multiple readings or interpretations. What one takes away from a work of art depends not just on what the artist brought to it when they sat down to put pen ...

What if the key to your Black Friday and Cyber Monday (BFCM) success isn’t your 60% off banner but the QR Code you’re using? According to The Ultimate QR Code Marketing Guide for BFCM, 72% of ...

Kris Jenner‘s plastic surgeon access is reportedly gated by a secret password, a source says, after the reality mogul explained her approach on the “Not Skinny but Not Fat” podcast. The Kardashian ...