The year? 1993. The problem? Greedy corporate executives make too much money. The solution? Cap corporate tax deductions for executives salaries at $1 million. Sounds like a great idea, with the best ...

Great moments in unintended consequences—when something that sounds like a great idea goes horribly wrong. Watch the whole series. The solution: Institute a lottery system, cutting the number of ...

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A new quantum-inspired algorithm has cracked a problem so massive that conventional supercomputers struggle to even approach it. Researchers used the method to simulate extraordinarily complex quantum ...

As Big Tech companies face legal backlash for addictive features and potential mental health risk, parents are ceding responsibility for what happens inside the home. On March 25th, Meta and Google ...

Have you ever struggled with a limited budget for snacks on a field trip, wondering, "How can I pack as many of my favorite snacks as possible into my limited bag?" Actually, this is a very famous ...

One day in November, a product strategist we’ll call Michelle (not her real name), logged into her LinkedIn account and switched her gender to male. She also changed her name to Michael, she told ...

A few years back, Google made waves when it claimed that some of its hardware had achieved quantum supremacy, performing operations that would be effectively impossible to simulate on a classical ...

Using an advanced Monte Carlo method, Caltech researchers found a way to tame the infinite complexity of Feynman diagrams and solve the long-standing polaron problem, unlocking deeper understanding of ...