There is No Solitary Genius
We all believe readily in the idea of the lone inventor, who is since the Renaissance a sort of hero. But renowned innovators have always be
Statistics Win Points in Basketball
The US basketball season is in full swing. Some teams are clocking up good results; others are thinking of transferring players to enhance t
“China's quantum-secured internet will combine satellites and fiber optics”
In only fifteen years, China has come to the forefront in quantum information technologies. A motion marked this year with the first functio
Breaking Down the Walls of Non-invasive Genetic Testing Using Floating DNA in Blood
Fragments of fetal DNA float in maternal blood. This discovery of circulating fetal DNA opened the way for non-invasive prenatal testing whi
Algorithms Reveal DNA
“Cracking” the code to our genome, understanding the external factors that control gene expression, determining the mechanisms responsible f
How Do We Make Decisions?
In the fog, a driver wonders whether he should turn left or right. He thinks he sees the house he is looking for, the wood looks familiar, t
Adolescents and Jihadists
Young radicalised girls are a new thing in the jihadist world. Often model students, from the middle classes and converted, they are overtur
A Little Layout Problem
Where should you place a lamp that will light up the whole room? After looking for a while, you decide not to light the room directly. Follo
My Assistant, the Robot
Given some studies and the way artificial intelligence is presented in some of the media, concern about jobs in the future is growing. Wrong
Nanomaterials to power our world
How could we store electricity efficiently, so that we could supply all the devices around us? By printing supercapacitators and batteries,
