Numberphile revived an ancient multiplication trick—halves and doubles—also called Egyptian or Russian math, where you repeatedly halve one number and double the other. After crossing out rows with ...
When the lights go out in winter, you are not thinking in abstract kilowatts, you are thinking about food spoiling and rooms ...
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Numberphile revived an ancient multiplication trick—halves and doubles—also called Egyptian or Russian math, where you repeatedly halve one number ...
An early grid battery was installed in the Atacama Desert in Chile 15 years ago. Now, as prices have tumbled, they are increasingly being used around the world. Andes Solar IV, one of the largest ...
Managing your inbox is a never-ending task, which is why we should seek to simplify it as much as possible. When emails pile up, you start overthinking what you need to do—I know I do, anyway. But if ...
A childhood math pattern led me to question Jung’s claim that archetypes exist beyond the mind—and to ask which patterns come ...
When I was in middle school, I had a classmate who would look at trigonometric functions and yell, "I will never need these!" ...
Getting good sleep is critical. A 2018 study found that people who sleep for five to six hours are 19 percent less productive than people who regularly sleep for seven to eight hours per night. People ...
Saving your first $100,000 is one of the hardest financial tasks a working person can undertake. However, experts stress that ...
A movement to help students understand rather than memorize has had sprawling effects, including pushback on teaching methods ...
Many years ago, I saw a tweet go around that said something like, "You have the same amount of hours in a day as Beyoncé." On the one hand, that was annoying, because while it’s true, I don’t have the ...
Three Democrats are seeking information from tech firms about the growing energy use of data centers and the utility bills of individuals and other businesses. By Ivan Penn and Karen Weise Three ...