On December 17, 1962, Life International published a logic puzzle consisting of 15 sentences describing five houses on a street. Each sentence was a clue, such as “The Englishman lives in the red house” or “Milk is drunk in the middle house.” Each house was a different color, with inhabitants of different nationalities, who owned… Continue reading Chatbot Software Begins to Face Fundamental Limitations
DEI Must Die for Students to Succeed
Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives are destroying American education. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)’s recently released scores from the Department of Education reveal that since 2019, American students regressed four to five points in math and reading assessments. A dismal 30% of eighth graders are reading at “NAEP Proficient” and 31% of… Continue reading DEI Must Die for Students to Succeed
Clean Energy Is Bringing Electricity to Many in the Navajo Nation
CLIMATEWIRE | ON NAVAJO LAND, Arizona — It was a solar panel array that finally gave Norma Toledo a place to call home. For nights at a time this year, Toledo slept outside a Walmart in the cab of her Toyota Tacoma. But on one milestone day last month, as temperatures dipped below freezing, Toledo… Continue reading Clean Energy Is Bringing Electricity to Many in the Navajo Nation
New CIA Director: Evidence Didn’t Support Brennan’s Explosive Trump-Russia Assessment
Ratcliffe’s review found the evidence much weaker than claimed by Brennan, above, and did not support his explosive judgments about President Vladimir Putin of Russia and Donald Trump. In a pre-hearing questionnaire obtained by RealClearInvestigations, Senate Democrats asked Ratcliffe, “Do you agree with the ICA’s judgments,” specifically that “Putin’s goals in influencing the 2016 presidential election… Continue reading New CIA Director: Evidence Didn’t Support Brennan’s Explosive Trump-Russia Assessment
Is AI A Demonic Illusion? (and More Weird Questions)
Podcast: Download MYS349: It’s a fifth Friday, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin weird questions from listeners, about topics like whether AI is a demonic illusion; Jewish Nazarene Christians; Alfred E. Newman; time travel and the natural law; and more. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by… Continue reading Is AI A Demonic Illusion? (and More Weird Questions)
Mathematicians Discover New Way for Spheres to ‘Kiss’
In higher dimensions, the problem gets harder. It has been solved in dimension four, as well as in dimensions 8 and 24, where mathematicians have been able to optimally pack spheres into gorgeously symmetrical lattice structures. But in all other dimensions, where more space appears between the spheres, the problem remains open. Mathematicians have instead… Continue reading Mathematicians Discover New Way for Spheres to ‘Kiss’
The Record Shows Tulsi Gabbard Was Not an Apologist for Russia-Backed Syria
Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to serve as President Trump’s director of national intelligence hinges on questions about the judgment and patriotism of the former congresswoman and Army veteran, doubts that are expected to take center stage at her Senate confirmation hearing Thursday. Echoing a charge first lodged by Hillary Clinton, Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Elizabeth Warren… Continue reading The Record Shows Tulsi Gabbard Was Not an Apologist for Russia-Backed Syria
The Myth that Musicians Die at 27 Shows How Superstitions Are Made
November 4, 2024 4 min read The Myth that Musicians Die at 27 Shows How Superstitions Are Made Famous people who die at age 27, such as Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Amy Winehouse, get even more famous because of the mythology surrounding that number—an example of how modern folklore emerges By Rachel Nuwer edited… Continue reading The Myth that Musicians Die at 27 Shows How Superstitions Are Made
The Rise of DeepSeek Is Unreservedly Bullish For the U.S.
Oil is the most important commodity in the world when it comes to human flourishing, and nothing else comes close. Stop and think about how intensely inconvenient and impoverished life would be without the goods and services made possible by oil, along with the remarkable advances in work productivity that never would have happened absent… Continue reading The Rise of DeepSeek Is Unreservedly Bullish For the U.S.
Heat Destroys All Order. Except for in This One Special Case.
Sunlight melts snowflakes. Fire turns logs into soot and smoke. A hot oven will make a magnet lose its pull. Physicists know from countless examples that if you crank the temperature high enough, structures and patterns break down. Now, though, they’ve cooked up a striking exception. In a string of results over the past few… Continue reading Heat Destroys All Order. Except for in This One Special Case.