When a crowd gets something right, like guessing how many beans are in a jar, forecasting an election, or solving a difficult ...

There may be a new artificial intelligence-driven tool to turbocharge scientific discovery: virtual labs. Modeled after a well-established Stanford School of Medicine research group, the virtual lab ...

The Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D. Erik Kaufman, The Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D. University of South Dakota. "This was the first year we've tried it," said Beth Eickman, a science teacher at McCook ...

Life is full of decisions. “Third Millennium Thinking: Creating Sense in a World of Knowledge” outlines methods of making choices rationally using scientific methods. Perlmutter says it’s easy to fall ...

Chinese researchers are on the brink of pioneering a groundbreaking approach to developing 'AI scientists capable of conducting experiments and solving scientific problems. Recent advances in deep ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American A new study published in Proceedings of the ...

Slime molds look like simple goop, but their behavior suggests a surprising kind of problem-solving ability. Without a brain or nervous system, they can navigate obstacles, optimize routes, and adapt ...

Neural tissue normally dies quickly without oxygen. Yet bird retinas—among the most energy-demanding tissues in the animal kingdom—function permanently without it. This may be relevant in future ...

There may be a new artificial intelligence-driven tool to turbocharge scientific discovery: virtual labs. Modeled after a well-established Stanford School of Medicine research group, the virtual lab ...