Abstract: Bayesian inference provides a methodology for parameter estimation and uncertainty quantification in machine learning and deep learning methods. Variational inference and Markov Chain ...

Ethiopia is facing a deepening humanitarian crisis. Years of instability have left millions of people without reliable access to food, health care and clean water—while rising tensions threaten to ...

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Lectures on Tap series brings professors and other experts into Boston restaurants and bars for talks that mix big ideas with food and drink. Lectures on Tap, an event series, brings ticketed lectures ...

The Python Software Foundation has rejected a $1.5 million government grant because of anti-DEI requirements imposed by the Trump administration, the nonprofit said in a blog post yesterday. The grant ...

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to plan and build a medieval village in 10 simple steps. From choosing the location and laying out pathways to designing timber-framed houses, farms, and natural ...

In 2005, Travis Oliphant was an information scientist working on medical and biological imaging at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, when he began work on NumPy, a library that has become a ...

Step-by-step builds beat full-spec instructions for AI coding. AIs can destroy code as quickly as they create it. Use AGENTS.md, screenshots, and refactoring to keep projects stable. Last week, I put ...

Thinking about learning to code? Python is a great place to start, and this guide is here to help you get going. We’ll cover the basics, from setting things up to writing your first lines of code.

Thinking about learning Python? It’s a pretty popular language these days, and for good reason. It’s not super complicated, which is nice if you’re just starting out. We’ve put together a guide that ...

TIOBE Programming Index News September 2025: Perl Regains the Spotlight Your email has been sent Perl may be increasing in popularity because Perl 5 is consistently updated, but the exact reason for ...

If you’re new to Python, one of the first things you’ll encounter is variables and data types. Understanding how Python handles data is essential for writing clean, efficient, and bug-free programs.