Dr. Shech is a professor of philosophy who specializes in the philosophy of science. As popular mistrust of expert opinion grows, we increasingly encounter the following skeptical argument about ...

Science says marry the right person and you’ll be more successful, except for 1 (very personal) catch FBI releases images of seized motorcycles as search for Ryan Wedding continues Trainor tells ...

The single most important concept is that “Athletic” and “Muscular” aren’t the same thing. As fitness culture became mainstream (through Instagram, CrossFit, and gym culture), the two terms started to ...

I met Andy maybe five or six years ago. We had spent some time together in Vancouver, but we hadn’t worked together before. It wasn’t until the premiere of “Babylon” in L.A. that Andy came up to me ...

Science itself isn’t the problem how it’s communicated often is. Complex findings are simplified, incentives distort messaging, and uncertainty gets buried. This video explores why well-intentioned ...

Dr. Shaw and Dr. Hilton teach software engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. For decades, computer science students have been taught a central skill: using computers to solve problems. In ...

Groundbreaking research published in The Lancet suggests that most people who believe they’re sensitive to gluten are actually reacting to other factors like FODMAPs or brain-gut dynamics. The study ...

A class of third-graders are given six Lego pieces. They have to make a duck out of it. The duck could be sitting, swimming or flying. But, no duck should look the same. This is how the third-graders ...

A poster-size version of the front page of the very first issue of this magazine hangs in the lobby of Springer Nature’s New York City office. I walk past it multiple times a day, and one line of text ...

Another chaotic day of travel for BART commuters caused by a computer equipment issue extended nearly into Friday afternoon before the transit agency resumed full service following a full-system ...