Short-term memory is finite and fills up quickly. Here are 7 ways we can free up space for clearer-headed mathematical thinking.

When I accepted Toyota’s invitation to tour their Indiana and Kentucky manufacturing plants, I had a few goals in mind. Update my aging knowledge base on American manufacturing, explore some cool ...

There are fascinating and useful treasure troves of data out there, and APIs let you get at them. Here’s a look at the wide world of APIs for finding and manipulating data in your applications.

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Artificial intelligence is software, but it is not human-designed and hand-crafted like any traditional program is. Instead, modern AI is grown, a bit like an organism. In important ways, the ...

Building a computer on a breadboard is a seminal project for many builders, but it can become complicated quite quickly, not to mention that all the parts needed for a computer are being placed on a ...

Washington's students' test scores have revealed startling results, with nearly one-third of students failing to reach basic grade level skills in math.

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Joby’s aircraft arrives from Marina airport into Monterey airport, where it completed its first piloted flight between two public airports. Credit: Joby Aviation SANTA CRUZ, Calif., September 12, 2025 ...

The early results of a nearly two year project in Boulder show how the program has helped 200 low-income households make ends meet. Elevate Boulder gave monthly payments funded by the American Rescue ...

The U.S. Postal Service launched the 2025 season of USPS Operation Santa on Monday, inviting children and families nationwide to write letters to Santa Claus. The program, now in its 113th year, ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine that someone gives you a list of five numbers: 1, 6, 21, 107, and—wait for it—47,176,870. Can you guess what comes next? If ...