‘Separate Art From Artist’: Harry Potter Toy Maker CEO Responds To Backlash Over JK Rowling’s Views

When questioned about how the JK Rowling controversy has affected the 'Harry Potter' fandom, Hasbro CEO responds, "We Support Diversity." ...
Christianity Today

You Don’t Need a Decoder Ring Each Time You Suffer

Saying God has a purpose for suffering neither negates divine sovereignty nor means the point of suffering is a lesson. A believer’s suffering is not meaningless. This is different from saying God has ...
University of Chicago News

Karl F. Freed, pioneering theoretical chemist and decoder of molecular complexity, 1942–2026

Born in Brooklyn in 1942, Freed’s scientific trajectory began early; he and his brother Jack, who himself would go on to ...
IEEE

Optimized Polar Codes via Mutual Information Maximization with Neural Polar Decoders

Abstract: This paper proposes a method to maximize the rate of reliable communication for polar codes operating on channels with memory. The channel is learned implicitly from data by optimizing a ...
IEEE

On the Hardware Efficiency of Short-Length Polarization-Adjusted Convolutional Polar Decoders

Abstract: This paper presents an analysis of Polar and Polarization-Adjusted Convolutional Code (PAC) decoders at the hardware level, focusing on energy use. Both the ...
Wall Street Journal

Billionaires’ Low Taxes Are Becoming a Problem for the Economy

California’s plan to hit its richest residents with a one-off wealth tax is a long shot, and its design has problems. But a look at who picks up the tab when billionaires scrimp on taxes, and how ...
Los Angeles Times

Biting, kicking, wandering: Teachers see rise in misbehavior even among the littlest kids

Elementary school teachers report increasing behavioral problems among young students. Schools are helping to better train teachers to deal with classroom behavior issues. Elementary teachers say they ...