If he’s smart, he’s safe with your heart. What brainiacs lack in swag — think “Steve Urkel,” of 1990s TV nerd fame, wearing goofy glasses and silly suspenders — they abound in stellar boyfriend ...

The Advent season begins this Sunday, and that means The Sound of Music will soon be on television in the United States. The ABC network airs the film classic starring Julie Andrews and Christopher ...

When I first started working with multi-agent collaboration (MAC) systems, they felt like something out of science fiction. It’s a group of autonomous digital entities that negotiate, share context, ...

Before you invest your time and energy into an in-depth business plan, creating a preliminary plan is a great first step for prospective entrepreneurs. This plan not only carves out the path you will ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Pi Day (March 14) is a day of global mathematical celebration, but ...

Pi Day (3/14) often comes with sweet treats; Square Root Day (4/4/16 or 5/5/25, for example) has a certain numerical rhyme. But the particular string of numbers in today’s date may be especially ...

Every creator’s journey on Roblox looks a little different. Some begin as players, spend years immersed in the platform, and eventually try their hand at making a game. Often it starts small, one game ...

A high school teacher didn't expect a solution when she set a 2,000-year-old Pythagorean Theorem problem in front of her students. Then Calcea Johnson and Ne'Kiya Jackson stepped up to the challenge.

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The Pythagorean theorem stands as one of mathematics' most enduring and practical principles. Named after the ancient Greek mathematician Pythagoras, this fundamental concept has guided engineers, ...

There may be some value in "sleeping on it"—or, at least, in taking a deep power nap for 20 minutes—when it comes to problem solving, as it may lead you to a "eureka" moment. This is the conclusion of ...

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