Baez called for the development of new mathematics — he called it “green” math — to better capture the workings of Earth’s biosphere and climate. For his part, he sought to apply category theory, a ...

Abstraction is considered a virtue in software development. However, practice shows that wrong abstractions cause more harm ...

Scientists find 60,000-year-old ostrich eggshell carvings follow precise geometric rules, revealing early humans carefully planned designs.

AI is the newest tool in a long line of human expression. Ahead of SXSW, Superhuman makes the case that AI should empower ...

An Australian study of anti-feminist attitudes shows up to 30% of boys surveyed expressed agreement with various forms of ...

Paper-based mental models vs linear typing; examples include the Eisenhower Matrix and habit loops, useful for study and work ...

This paper explores where security debt comes from, how it grows, and its consequences when left unmanaged, and shows how visibility, accountability, and shared ownership can turn debt from a ...

As part of the the Takashi Murakami show at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the artist is collaborating with Louis Vuitton to station street vendors — who typically sell counterfeit merchandise — outside ...

Tracing Superflat to Japonisme’s Genesis, currently on display in LA, Takashi Murakami painted his own version of Claude Monet’s Woman with a Parasol - Madame Monet and Her Son. The painting is paired ...

An ancient elephant bone hammer from southern England reveals that early humans used rare materials to precisely sharpen ...

The fossilised bones of our ancestors remain silent. So, how can we possibly imagine what our earliest languages sounded like ...

Scott Shambaugh didn’t think twice when he denied an AI agent’s request to contribute to matplotlib, a software library that he helps manage. Like many open-source projects, matplotlib has been ...