In October 1984 I arrived at Oxford University, trailing a large steamer trunk containing a couple of changes of clothing and about five dozen textbooks. I had a freshly minted bachelor’s degree in ...

Kylie is the Global Live Pages Editor, leading a team providing real-time multimedia coverage of the biggest breaking stories worldwide. She previously worked on the UK Breaking News team, and spent ...

Formal logic helps us build and evaluate rational arguments, which helps us to test claims, explain our reasoning, and keep discussions clear. The first step in learning formal logic is learning about ...

Last month, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) collective reported that dark energy is evolving—specifically weakening—and it could help provide the first observational evidence of string ...

After installing Java and Dap extras, the command "Run with Args" does not work as expected: after inserting the arguments to pass to the Java program, you get Debug adapter didn't respond. Either the ...

Imagine a rom-com-worthy meet-cute: two strangers might hide from the rain in the same doorway or their dogs’ leashes might get tangled up in the park. Just like that, they fall in love. But a viral ...

As a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and communications practitioner, I often use metaphors to reframe complex issues. Employing metaphors can create space for empathy, encourage creative ...

When Leah Menzies, a 20-year-old college student in Australia, nervously entered her boyfriend's family home, she anticipated the typical rituals of meeting parents for the first time. And it sure ...

String theory captured the hearts and minds of many physicists decades ago because of a beautiful simplicity. Zoom in far enough on a patch of space, the theory says, and you won’t see a menagerie of ...