When Luka Doncic arrived in Los Angeles, the spotlight instantly shifted toward one looming question. Could two alpha ...

Danger arises when law enforcement believes that AI models are retrieving certainties rather than generating likelihoods.

People only use about 10% of their brain. It’s a fact we’ve all heard—except it isn’t a fact at all. It’s a myth. While activity in some brain regions fluctuates depending on what you’re doing, you ...

Perspective: Trump once redpilled MAGA. Now Iran flips the script—and forces a choice between loyalty and belief.

It’s been 20 years since Warren Jeffs, the “prophet” who ran the cult-like polygamist Mormon offshoot the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Short Creek, Utah, was arrested ...

You have probably encountered the base rate fallacy, and it probably fooled you. Part mathematical paradox and part cognitive bias, this mental oversight has surprisingly forceful things to say about ...

Fruit of the Loom's logo never had a cornucopia and you didn't have pizza for dinner last Friday. By RJ Mackenzie Published Jan 27, 2026 9:01 AM EST Add Popular Science (opens in a new tab) More ...

As Immigration and Customs Enforcement has expanded operations in major cities, right-wing media have falsely claimed their enforcement actions are focused on apprehending “the worst of the worst” ...

Whiteside serves as the chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine. Tumin serves as research professor of pediatrics at the East ...

Inflation under Trump: Near the end of the speech, Trump falsely claimed, “Inflation is stopped.” Inflation hasn’t stopped; the most recent available year-over-year inflation rate at the time he spoke ...

Luxury brand owners in the fragrance industry are facing increased challenges from the proliferation of two practices: (1) “smell-a-like” perfumes which mimic well-known scents, and (2) the ...