Together, Krapivin (now a graduate student at the University of Cambridge), Farach-Colton (now at New York University) and Kuszmaul demonstrated in a January 2025 paper that this new hash table can indeed find elements faster than was considered possible. ln so doing, they had disproved a conjecture long held to be true. “It’s an important… Continue reading Undergraduate Upends a 40-Year-Old Data Science Conjecture
Why the Argument for Birthright Citizenship Is Not the Slam Dunk Many Say It Is
By Paul D. Thacker, RealClearInvestigationsFebruary 19, 2025 President Trump often trumpets American exceptionalism, but an executive order scheduled to take effect this week seeks to uproot a longstanding policy not found in much of the developed world: granting citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants born on U.S. soil. Under his order, the babies would,… Continue reading Why the Argument for Birthright Citizenship Is Not the Slam Dunk Many Say It Is
How Hans Bethe Stumbled Upon Perfect Quantum Theories
In a spin chain, that motion is waves like those seen at stadiums. Flip one atom, and it will flip its neighbors, who will flip their neighbors, and so on. These waves are still extremely complicated; when two waves ripple through the same stretch of particles, any particle can flip any other particle, leading to… Continue reading How Hans Bethe Stumbled Upon Perfect Quantum Theories
U.S.-India Must Become Closer With Trump and Modi
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Washington, D.C., his meeting with President Donald Trump holds the potential to reshape global geopolitics. This is not just another diplomatic visit—it is a historic moment to secure India’s rightful place as a global power. For decades, India has aspired to greater leadership in world affairs. That moment… Continue reading U.S.-India Must Become Closer With Trump and Modi
The Psychology of ‘Shared Silence’ in Couples
February 14, 2025 3 min read The Psychology of ‘Shared Silence’ in Couples The right kind of silence can be golden, revitalizing and strengthening a relationship By Francine Russo & Knowable Magazine Partners enjoy a companionable moment of separate activities. A couple sits together on a sunny park bench. He appears to be studying the… Continue reading The Psychology of ‘Shared Silence’ in Couples
The Largest Sofa You Can Move Around a Corner
In 1992, Joseph Gerver of Rutgers University proposed a particularly clever curved shape with an area of approximately 2.2195. Mathematicians suspected that it answered Moser’s question. But they couldn’t prove it. Now a young postdoctoral researcher has. In a 119-page paper, Jineon Baek of Yonsei University in Seoul showed that Gerver’s sofa is the largest… Continue reading The Largest Sofa You Can Move Around a Corner
Urgent CDC Data on Influenza and Bird Flu Go Missing as Outbreaks Escalate
Sonya Stokes, an emergency room physician in the San Francisco Bay Area, braces herself for a daily deluge of patients sick with coughs, soreness, fevers, vomiting, and other flu-like symptoms. She’s desperate for information, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a critical source of urgent analyses of the flu and other public health… Continue reading Urgent CDC Data on Influenza and Bird Flu Go Missing as Outbreaks Escalate
New Proofs Probe the Limits of Mathematical Truth
The world of mathematics is full of unreachable corners, where unsolvable problems live. Now, yet another has been exposed. In 1900, the eminent mathematician David Hilbert announced a list of 23 key problems to guide the next century of mathematical research. His problems not only provided a road map for the field but reflected a… Continue reading New Proofs Probe the Limits of Mathematical Truth
Immaculate Constellation UFO Program
Immaculate Constellation UFO Program < !- end of Google Analytics Code Snippet by GA4WP–> // tabnab protection window.addEventListener(‘load’, function () { // make all links have rel=”noopener noreferrer” document.querySelectorAll(‘a[target=”_blank”]’).forEach(link => { link.setAttribute(‘rel’, ‘noopener noreferrer’); }); }); ]]> Podcast: Download MYS351: In November 2024, Congress held more UFO hearings, which revealed a secret government program called… Continue reading Immaculate Constellation UFO Program
How to Calm Your Election Anxiety—Even after Polls Close
Just about everybody is really worried about the U.S.’s Election Day, which is coming up on us fast. In a recent poll from the American Psychological Association, 72 percent of people said they were concerned that the results of the election could lead to violence. And 56 percent said it could end democracy in the… Continue reading How to Calm Your Election Anxiety—Even after Polls Close