Worms as particle sweepers: How simple movement, not intelligence, drives environmental order

When observing small worms under a microscope, one might observe something very surprising: the worms appear to make a ...
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How a simple form can make labs safer and more sustainable

That’s why a concept known as Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) has recently begun spreading through the chemical ...
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Coca-Cola experiments demonstrating simple science tricks

Coca-Cola experiments highlight simple scientific tricks for viewers. JFK's niece has message for man who bought Trump-Kennedy Center domain Broncos 'ugly' shirts for winning AFC West left Sean Payton ...
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How do simple ideas lead to scientific discoveries?

Adam Savage explores two spectacular examples of profound scientific discoveries stemming from simple, creative methods that anyone could have replicated: how Eratosthenes calculated the Earth's ...
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Decades later, a Yale chemist’s water simulations continue to make waves

One of the most influential science studies of all time started with a modest minicomputer, some simulated boxes of water molecules, and a grand vision for computer-aided chemistry. The year was 1982.
Forbes

This Simple One-Page Method Made Warren Buffett Hundreds Of Billions

Warren Buffett's investment approach is famously simple. The Oracle of Omaha once suggested that investors who could only make 20 investments in their lifetime would "end up with better results" ...
Wired

There’s a Very Simple Pattern to Elon Musk’s Broken Promises

“My predictions about achieving full self-driving have been optimistic in the past,” Musk admitted to investors in 2023. “I’m the boy who cried FSD." He certainly has. Many times. Indeed, Musk has a ...
Forbes

The Scientific Method Vs. AI: Is There Still Room For Theory?

A lot of ink has been spilled on the question of what will ultimately win: the scientific method, an approach to learning about the world by coming up with theories and testing those theories against ...
The New York Times

The Quest for A.I. ‘Scientific Superintelligence’

An ambitious start-up embodies new optimism that artificial intelligence can turbocharge scientific discovery. An ambitious start-up embodies new optimism that artificial intelligence can turbocharge ...
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The Role of Journalism in the Scientific Method

We usually think of journalists as bringing us news about politics and world events. Analyzing a presidential election or an ongoing scandal helps inform us and holds powerful figures accountable on ...
The New York Times

The Simple Trick That Makes Vegetables Their Best Selves

Use the technique behind these butter-poached carrots to get the mushroomiest mushrooms or the green-beaniest green beans. By Eric Kim Credit...Linda Xiao for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie ...