A 'crazy' dice proof leads to a new understanding of a fundamental law of physics

Right now, molecules in the air are moving around you in chaotic and unpredictable ways. To make sense of such systems, physicists use a law known as the Boltzmann distribution, which, rather than ...
Inside The Games

Coventry: "Milano Cortina will shape Olympic history"

Kirsty Coventry's journey from athlete to global sports leader has been extraordinary, and it is still unfolding, just days before the opening of the upcoming Winter Games in the Italian fashion city.

Median: What It Is and How to Calculate It, With Examples

The median is the middle number in a sorted ascending or descending list. It can be more descriptive of the dataset than the ...
The Atlantic

Authoritarianism Feels Surprisingly Normal—Until It Doesn’t

The disintegration of a democracy is a deceptively quiet affair. For a while, everything looks the same. Each authoritarian milestone—the first political prisoner, the first closure of an opposition ...
GamesRadar+

You can put Dragon's Dogma 2 alongside Space Marine 2 and Helldivers 2 as a sterling example of what happens when you stop trying to make AAA games for everyone: "It’s normal ...

Third Person Shooters Former Nexon boss who took a risk on Arc Raiders says "the AAA industry is structurally at its end" and "it’s going to end in more disaster than it has already" without a ...
The Conversation

When it comes to finance, ‘normal’ data is actually pretty weird

When business researchers analyze data, they often rely on assumptions to help make sense of what they find. But like anyone else, they can run into a whole lot of trouble if those assumptions turn ...
Investopedia

Sampling Distribution: Definition, How It's Used, and Example

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Thomas J. Brock is a CFA and CPA with more ...
TechCrunch

Major US grocery distributor warns of disruption after cyberattack

United Natural Foods (UNFI), a major distributor of groceries to Whole Foods and other retailers, said on Monday that it was hit by a cyberattack, warning of disruptions to its ability to fulfill and ...
The Conversation

Leading by example: how the rich and powerful can inspire more climate action

Sam Hampton receives funding from the Economics and Social Research Council. He is affiliated with the University of Oxford and University of Bath. Tina Fawcett currently receives funding from UKRI.
The Atlantic

The Double Standard at the Center of the Signal Debacle

In the telling of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, he was only executing his duties when he shared plans about a forthcoming attack on Yemen in an unclassified group chat on the Signal messaging app.
The New York Times

Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries

PEPFAR’s computer systems also are being taken offline, a sign that the program may not return, as Republican critics had hoped. By Apoorva Mandavilli The Trump administration has instructed ...