This blog was co-authored by Gregg Henriques, Ph.D., and John Vervaeke, Ph.D. Since the dawn of human consciousness, people have grappled with the problem of what it is and how it works. In academic ...

Most people don’t think twice about the water running through their home, but hard water has a way of making itself known — slowly, subtly, and usually at the worst possible moment. It’s the kind of ...

It is impossible to imagine a master chef who doesn’t know how to cook, a cabinet maker who doesn’t know anything about carpentry, or a pianist who can’t read music. All three sound like ...

Harvard College Dean of Science Jeff W. Lichtman wants to reshape how undergraduates are solving problems. Lichtman — who was appointed as Dean of Science in July — said in an interview with The ...

If there is one show that deserves credit for reviving hard sci-fi on Netflix, it is Game of Thrones creators' 3 Body Problem. Based on Liu Cixin's award-winning book of the same name, 3 Body Problem ...

When it comes to hard problems, computer scientists seem to be stuck. Consider, for example, the notorious problem of finding the shortest round-trip route that passes through every city on a map ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I am continuing my ongoing coverage of ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Over 100 years ago, Alexander Graham Bell asked the readers of National Geographic to do something bold and fresh – “to found a new science.” ...

TL;DR: The music industry is grappling with a looming crisis regarding its archive of 90s recordings stored on aging hard drives. According to data storage experts at Iron Mountain, around 20 percent ...

Click to open image viewer. A large print of an illustration attributed to "After T. Brooks" entitled "A Hard Problem." The illustration depicts a young African-American boy, who is sitting on stoll ...