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In 1992, three physicists began an argument about how many numbers we need to fully describe the universe. Their surprisingly ...

In this case, no amount of medical consensus can convince the Court’s majority that conversion therapy is a debunked, harmful ...

This paper discusses the intellectual justification of scientometrics through the claim that it is part of the quest for a quantitative science of science. Initially, I will make a brief description ...

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A new method for quantifying grandeur is reshuffling the pecking order of the planet’s most impressive peaks. Turns out ...

Physics and Python stuff. Most of the videos here are either adapted from class lectures or solving physics problems. I really like to use numerical calculations without all the fancy programming ...

“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Ionut Ciobotaru, Chief Product Officer at ...

convert_length Convert length/distance between units Meter, Kilometer, Foot, Inch, Mile, etc. convert_area Convert area between units Square Meter, Acre, Hectare, Square Foot, etc. convert_mass ...

The foundations of many market-leading innovations can be traced to fundamental research done at universities. The science-led start-ups highlighted below show the importance of a strong pipeline from ...

I was watching Ben Krasnow making iron nitride permanent magnets and was struck by the fact that about half of the video was about making a magnetometer – a device for measuring and characterizing the ...

Edward Vicenzi is a guest researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the Material Measurement Laboratory. Christine France and Thomas Lam do not work for, consult, own shares ...