Explanations in mathematics are not yet well understood. I discuss Steiner's theory of mathematical explanation, then attempt to improve it by assimilating its core intuitions to Woodward's ...

Van Fraassen and others have urged that judgements of explanations are relative to why-questions; explanations should be considered good in so far as they effectively answer why-questions. In this ...

Scientists have found an elegant explanation for the long-standing Fermi-Pasta-Ulam (FPU) problem, first proposed in 1953, investigated with one of the world’s first digital computers, and now ...

Why do I always seem to be hungry? I often ask myself this question, since I used to be rather fat but lost 50 pounds and would like to keep that weight off. Other people say “I’m full” and calmly ...

This was the third consecutive year of declining chronic absenteeism, and the lowest mark since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Troy, N.Y. - A team of researchers, led by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute professor Yuri Lvov, has found an elegant explanation for the long-standing Fermi-Pasta-Ulam (FPU) problem, first proposed ...