The stable or robust transfer of matter, information, or energy, from one point in space to another is a crucial scientific and technological challenge. In 1983, Nobel laureate D. J. Thouless proposed ...

A variation of a puzzle called the “pick-up sticks problem” asks the following question: If I have some number of sticks with random lengths between 0 and 1, what are the chances that no three of ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...