‘Not everybody needs to go beyond the basics of computing, just as not everybody needs to write poetry’

Jeffrey D. Ullman emphasizes the importance of basic computing knowledge, akin to literacy, without the need for advanced ...
Nature

Can’t get motivated? This brain circuit might explain why — and it can be turned off

Scientists have uncovered a way to manipulate the pathway in monkey brains that puts the brakes on motivation.
Nature

Chinese nuclear fusion reactor pushes plasma past crucial limit: what happens next

China’s Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) is a nuclear-fusion research reactor in Hefei. Researchers hope ...