New sorting algorithm yields more robust, replicable results than other methods.

“And the Oscar goes to...”

Don't worry, killer robots only came up twice.

Those were hard questions.

It's a really important first step towards artificial general intelligence, algorithms that can do more than a single narrowly-defined task.

Oh how we change

And she isn’t going anywhere

Cencorship

Should you sacrifice your livelihood to save the world? Or is there a responsible way to bring your work to life?

Homeless encampments, glassy offices, RVs, and tech buses.

Mary Beth Maxwell used the slur while recounting upsetting instances where the word was used. Extremism.

Critical thinking is essential for us to successfully adapt to both new information and situations so what is it and how can we do it better?

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Prosperity begets prosperity: On a global level, economists and historians have shown that places that prospered 100, 500, even 1,000 years ago tend to be more economically developed today.

These activists are fighting what they see as an Orwellian takeover.

Results show supporters are prejudiced, dehumanizing, and aggressive.

Be careful what you wish for.

There's something in the water in Northern Kentucky.

Jokes about BMW drivers being, on average, somewhat less than courteous are fairly common. Now scientific research supports the unwritten and broadly circulated theory that people in BMWs are lacking in road manners.

The New Face of War: How War Will Be Fought in the 21st Century

For more and more people, work appears to serve no purpose. Is there any good left in the grind?

It's like being part of a special fraternity.

Kids are wonderfully weird.

The task of meeting protesters' demands will serve as a test for the Iraqi prime minister and increase public pressure to form a new government. By Ibrahim Al-Marashi.

Why can’t we replace trivial conversations with meaningful ones, and ask each other profound questions right from the start? By Tim Boomer. (Jan. 14, 2016)

It has almost become a cliché to characterize the time in which we live as the Age of Burnout. An increasing number of books, articles, and opinion editorials are being written on the subject of “the epidemic of vital exhaustion” (see for example, The Guardian’s recent piece, “How Burnout Became a Sinister and Insidious Epidemic”). My own interest and research into fatigue stems in large part from my work and observations in a university setting, where a common complaint (or perhaps boast?) of faculty, staff, administrators, and students is how exhausted we are. But fatigue is often linked to a host of other problems...

The visionary director of True Detective explains why he went silent for four years.

Those with an IQ above 120 are perceived as less effective, regardless of actual performance. Intelligence makes for better leaders—from undergraduates to executives to presidents—according to multiple studies. It certainly makes sense that handling a market shift or legislative logjam requires cognitive oomph. But new research on leadership suggests that, at a certain point, having a higher IQ stops helping and starts hurting.

"Once 3D printing is incorporated into our daily lives, it will help automate our mundane tasks and give us more time to focus on things we actually want to do."

For years, police now suspect, a serial killer has been targeting queer men in Toronto. For far longer, the city's queer communities have been insisting authorities take their safety seriously. By Anthony Oliveira.

Dating police, if you see something, say something.

First-world quality of life for all is out of reach without an efficiency shake-up.