Mathematicians rely on numbers, but finding words to explain different levels of certainty has stymied everyone from the ...

In his 2026 annual letter, Gates wrote that while he remains upbeat about the future, his optimism now comes with footnotes.

As the Institute’s first VP for energy and climate, Evelyn Wang ’00 is marshaling MIT’s expertise to meet the greatest ...

A second way to address structural injustice without becoming activists comes from the ethicist Robin Zheng. Zheng argues ...

Congressman Moulton and Senator Markey blasted the Trump administration, calling the middle-of-the-night seizure of Nicolás ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In October 2024, news broke that Facebook parent company Meta had cracked an "impossible" problem ...

Ex-BBC adviser Michael Prescott, a former external adviser to the BBC's editorial standards committee, authored a dossier that raised claims of bias. He faced questions from the House of Commons ...

Researchers at Google have developed a new AI paradigm aimed at solving one of the biggest limitations in today’s large language models: their inability to learn or update their knowledge after ...

While delivering his victory speech on Tuesday night, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani made a statement about the government's role in citizens' lives, sparking concern from critics online.

The Lions aren’t happy with the NFL’s officiating office. Head coach Dan Campbell said after last week’s game that the league office made the call to throw a flag on the Lions’ fourth-down trick play ...

You probably don’t need more time. By Jancee Dunn When I look back on all the major decisions I’ve dithered over, I could scream. It took me a decade to commit to becoming a parent. I wavered for a ...