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Why a Hedge Fund Started a Video Game Competition
The chief technology officer of one of the world’s largest hedge funds talks data.
Actually, There Is a Time Like the Present
Think there’s no time like the present? Modern physics begs to differ.
Cormac McCarthy Returns to the Kekulé Problem
Answers to questions and questions that cannot be answered.
The Rise and Fall of the English Sentence
The surprising forces influencing the complexity of the language we speak and write.
Andy Weir Visits the Moon
The best-selling writer of “The Martian” has a new book out, and it’s set closer to home.
When Mollusks Fall in Love
Two stories from the remarkable work of Sy Montgomery and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas.
How to Teach Science with Sugar and Cream
High school teachers are bringing ice cream into the lab.