An evolution-inspired framework for how quantum fuzziness gives rise to our classical world shows that even imperfect ...

Time feels like the most basic feature of reality. Seconds tick, days pass and everything from planetary motion to human memory seems to unfold along a single, irreversible direction. We are born and ...

One of the Austrian arguments against using mathematics to model economic phenomena is that there are no constants in economics, as things always are changing.

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Published January 7 in the journal Nature, one paper tackled the age-old problem of nature’s construction with a bit of a twist: it suggests that living networks, like our brain, may use some of the ...

The Social Construction of Reality shows that much of what we take for granted—money, laws, roles—isn’t natural at all. It exists only because people agree it does.

Harman develops his theme through diverting chapters on historiography (featuring an excursus on why Mongolian warlords gave ...

A study has focused on a semi-terrestrial crab. Its relationship with plastic may not be as positive as previously thought.

Don't be fooled by a graph. New research shows that a scientist's policy preferences can influence their results. Look past the model and find the ground truth.

This article is the first of a three-part series on artificial intelligence and the changing nature of evidence in New York ...

Learn how sportsbooks set odds. We break down odds compilation engines, from raw data ingestion and probability models to ...

Consciousness studies is too much like the blind men with the elephant. Here's an explanation for the blind spot and how we ...