What is quantum computing, really? We explain qubits, superposition, and the quantum threat to encryption — in plain English, with no PhD required.

Systems Approach Last year a couple of people forwarded to me the same article on a new method of finding shortest paths in networks.… The underlying research claims to improve on the classic approach ...

Computer science has long operated on a foundation of trust: researchers publish findings, peers verify them, and the field advances one credible paper at a time. That system is now under serious ...

Quantum computing in 2026 still isn't a faster laptop. It doesn't make email snappier, and it won't speed up spreadsheets.

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Northwestern University engineers have developed the first modular robots with athletic intelligence. They can be combined ...

The science writer delves into the vast subject of consciousness in his new book A World Appears – and draws some surprising conclusions, finds Grace Wade ...

They’ve just been doing it that way since 1766, when the first graduate asked, “What’s sociology 101?” To which the answer at the time was, “What’s sociology?” Then: “Holy smokes, you can count to 101 ...

How many fossils does it take to accurately train an image-based AI algorithm? According to a new study co-authored by Bruce ...

As universities increasingly adopt digital tools and automated analytics systems, attention often centers on these tools' gains in accuracy and efficiency. Far less visible, however, is another ...

What if the thermal noise that hinders the efficiency of both classical and quantum computers could, instead, be used as a ...

In several Tennessee high school classrooms, computer science students are stepping away from their screens. Instead, as part of a learning tool ...