Proteins are among the most important molecular building blocks of life. They are chains of amino acids assembled in our cells by ribosomes, the molecular "protein factories" of our bodies. The ...

AlphaFold didn't accelerate biology by running faster experiments. It changed the engineering assumptions behind protein ...

Long before scientists discovered that other stars in the universe host their own planetary systems, humanity had ...

While AI can be used to help solve problems and even generate computer programs, AI does not replace the need for computational thinking. These skills actually become more importa ...

A recent study by MIT’s Project NANDA highlighted a sobering statistic: Roughly 95% of AI projects fail to deliver ...

In “Straight Talk with Rick and Jal,” Harvard University’s Jal Mehta and I examine the reforms and enthusiasms that permeate education. In a field full of buzzwords, our goal is simple: Tell the truth ...

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“I want to live a life I’m not disturbed by.” It was an intense session with a new client, a 30-something single mother baffled by a long and winding trail of chaotic relationships—from partners whose ...

A pattern of getting rid of statistics has emerged that echoes the president’s first term, when he suggested if the nation stopped testing for Covid, it would have few cases. The NOAA Center for ...

A line of engineering research seeks to develop computers that can tackle a class of challenges called combinatorial optimization problems. These are common in real-world applications such as ...

Last year, onlookers observed a startling site on China’s Qiantang River: waves forming a grid-like pattern. Dubbed the “matrix tide,” this complex wave pattern was caused by the river’s famed tidal ...