A quantum computer has demonstrated that it can solve a problem more efficiently than a conventional computer. This ...

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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to mathematician Eugenia Cheng about the Pascaline -- a 17th-century invention credited as the first mechanical calculator.

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In January I wrote a piece titled “ 5 Physics Equations Everyone Should Know .” Lots of you weighed in with your own ...

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We've wondered for centuries whether knowledge is latent and innate or learned and grasped through experience, and a new ...