Human language may seem messy and inefficient compared to the ultra-compact strings of ones and zeros used by computers—but our brains actually prefer it that way. New research reveals that while ...

Massachusetts has lost over 24,000 private-sector jobs since 2020, while competitors like North Carolina added hundreds of thousands, raising questions about state competitiveness. Here's why ...

After North Carolina's pension fund put up a 90% stake to acquire a 2-tower development in Downtown Raleigh, many real estate professionals have been wondering if similar deals are ahead.

Despite rapid generation of functional code, LLMs are introducing critical, compounding security flaws, posing serious risks ...

In 2020, it was toilet paper. In 2021, it was gas. During the 2024 U.S. port workers' strike, it was...well, also toilet paper. Before winter storms, like those poised to slam a large portion of the ...

Houston journalist Kate Murphy discusses the science behind human connection, which she delves into in her new book, “Why We Click.” Let's face it: the Internet age has been a dual-edge sword. Social ...

CNN Films has acquired “Why We Dream,” the feature documentary that tells the story of the Normandy Legacy Flight that brought World War II veterans back to the coast of France in 2024 to commemorate ...

The Seattle Public Library loves to promote books and reading. This monthly column is a space to share reading and book trends from a librarian’s perspective. Many of us start the new year with a ...

It’s January, which means I am slogging through Dry January after the festive overindulgence. This year, however, I am doing so with a book in hand: Charles Knowles’s Why We Drink Too Much, a guide ...

This video explains the history of a.m. and p.m., how they came from Latin timekeeping, and why noon and midnight are labeled differently than other hours. Two congressmen watched an ICE shooting ...

Researchers came to Dr. Chris Knowles’ school in England when he was 18 years old to run an experiment. They wanted to see which novice drinkers responded the most to alcohol and who would later go on ...

Right or (as it turns out) wrong, I wasn’t a sprinkle-your-first-name-into-conversation kind of guy. I’m not hugely self-assured, and saying the other person’s name felt forced. Or awkward. Or ...