As language models (LMs) improve at tasks like image generation, trivia questions, and simple math, you might think that ...

New research from the University of Waterloo is making inroads on one of the biggest problems in theoretical computer science. But the way to do it, according to Cameron Seth, a Ph.D. researcher ...

For elementary students, math problem-solving often feels like a puzzle without all the pieces. They know there’s a solution somewhere, but they can’t quite see how it all fits together. Behind every ...

Lots of people love their to-do lists. Take my wife: She has several going at any given time. Task lists keep her focused, on track, and for want of a better word, reassured: Writing tasks down ...

In experiments, researchers showed that the disease-spreading insects couldn’t resist the sweet smell of a fungus that infected and killed them. By Jason P. Dinh Watch your back, DEET. There’s a new ...

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Julie Gould is a freelance journalist in London, and produces the Nature Careers Podcast. Some widely-accepted notions of career planning can be problematic in their ...

As the ninth day of the government shutdown wears on, the focus is on how many air traffic controllers show up to work tonight. The Federal Aviation Administration reported staffing shortages for ...

Excel is the world’s most versatile data modeling tool—powering everything from household budgets to Fortune 500 profit and loss statements (P&Ls). Yet, the full power of Excel is available only to ...

A new study from Stanford University and AI coaching platform BetterUp has coined a new term for subpar AI-generated content: workslop. About 40% of the 1,150 workers surveyed in the study reported ...

A confusing contradiction is unfolding in companies embracing generative AI tools: while workers are largely following mandates to embrace the technology, few are seeing it create real value. Consider ...

Ten years ago, I did what many only dreamed of at the time: I left my three-hour Bay Area commute behind, moved to Portland, Oregon, and started working remotely. I didn’t make the change because I ...