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Researchers have developed a mathematical method that enables more precise calculations of the most economical travel routes between the orbits of celestial bodies. To demonstrate this method, they ...

Tenets of quantum mechanics and special relativity, among other theoretical ideas, lead inexorably to string theory.

This project is funded in part by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation through Grant GBMF10224, and the National Science Foundation under Grant GBMF10224 to the National Academy of Sciences. Any ...

Logic studies how arguments work, and how ideas can fit together. Decision theory studies how decisions should be made, especially under uncertainty. Game theory considers how we reason strategically, ...

The race to develop a virtual scientist — an AI creation that conducts every stage of research, from idea to publication — has consumed researchers, start-up founders, and tech juggernauts alike. It ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Our universe has cracks, linking us to others, a quantum physics theory says. This opens the door to another version of you existing in some other ...

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A tech C.E.O. explains why A.I. probably won’t cure diseases anytime soon. Hint: You still need humans. By Kevin Roose Casey Newton and Rachel Cohn The leaders of the biggest A.I. labs argue that ...