In December 2024, Buddhist monks from Japan attempted unsuccessfully to send a small temple on board a satellite into orbit. The rocket did make it more than 110km from Earth, making it the first time ...

Researchers have developed an AI system that learns about the world via videos and demonstrates a notion of “surprise” when presented with information that goes against the knowledge it has gleaned.

We’re all guilty of talking to inanimate objects, whether it’s a plant we’re watering or a car that won’t start. It’s not a big deal, so long as we don’t expect them to answer back—ha! That being said ...

Asking students to identify an example of what something is—and importantly, what it isn’t—helps establish clarity and leaves little room for misconception.