Why do some melodies feel instantly right, balanced, memorable and satisfying, even if you have never heard them before? New research from the University of Waterloo suggests that more than creativity ...

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When making decisions and judgments, humans can fall into common "traps," known as cognitive biases. A cognitive bias is ...

Remember seeing your triglyceride levels in your lab report? Ah! Fats you may dismiss, thinking of the next gym work you need to head to. Fatty acids are broken down via a process called β-oxidation.

Novavax secures a non-exclusive licensing deal with Pfizer, validating Matrix-M's platform value and shifting NVAX toward a technology provider model. NVAX receives $30M upfront, a potential $500M in ...

For many individuals, growing uncomfortable with mathematics often starts in early childhood when they receive a worksheet with numbers on it. At this point in life, there may be feelings of panic, ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Students, parents ...

Students, parents and school principals all instinctively know that some teachers are better than others. Education researchers have spent decades trying — with mixed success — to calculate exactly ...

David Katz, CIO at Matrix Asset Advisors, says the Santa rally came early and 2026 will favor market rotation. He expects value, dividends, and small caps to catch up, urges caution on commodities, ...

An engineer for New York Times Games has been trying to teach artificial intelligence to understand wordplay more like a human. By Shafik Quoraishee Shafik Quoraishee is a machine-learning engineer ...

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