Swarat Chaudhuri just won a Guggenheim fellowship for his unusual quest. He believes AI has the potential for ‘curiosity’ and could advance the scale of human knowledge.

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Jeff Smith's Math Puzzle for May 23, 2025 - Ah, those Greeks with their horse and the Golden Rectangles. The post Math Puzzle ...

You lay a plastic sheet on the mud. Then you lay your body upon the sheet. Without any direct contact between mud and body, you spend several minutes enjoying the soft and saunalike heat, sweating all ...

A fun brain teaser for football lovers. There are 5 hidden items in this scene that only true fans might catch. If you love ...

A tricky brain teaser recently went viral on Facebook, challenging users to think beyond the obvious with clever wordplay.

(THE CONVERSATION) When the U.S. Supreme Court issues opinions, you may hear that the nine justices reached a 6-3 or a 5-4 decision. You may also hear that certain justices wrote a concurrence or that ...