The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine that someone gives you a list of five numbers: 1, 6, 21, 107, and—wait for it—47,176,870. Can you guess what comes next? If ...

Laurence is an avid writer, gamer, and traveller with several years of journalistic writing experience under his belt. Having helped create a student-focused magazine at university, he is keen to ...

In a first-of-its-kind study, ChatGPT’s parent company OpenAI says it knows what people are asking its chatbot to do. People mostly use ChatGPT for everyday tasks, according to a new study by the ...

There’s a sinking feeling in the gut when you pass a speed camera going a few kilometres an hour over. How much is my lead foot going to cost me? It’s a question that has apparently been asked a few ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. When the seminal Java whitepaper introduced the language in 1995, it listed seven key benefits ...

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

Nahda Nabiilah is a writer and editor from Indonesia. She has always loved writing and playing games, so one day decided to put the two together. Most of the time, writing gaming guides is a blast for ...

A woman who has made £6,000 selling unwanted items on Vinted says there is one secret trick she swears by – and insists it’s the reason she’s been so successful. Polly Arrowsmit joined the second-hand ...

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