Making sense of a chaotic planet: How understanding weather, climate risks depends on supercomputers like NCAR's

Have you ever stopped to wonder how forecasters can predict the weather days in advance, or how scientists figure out how the ...
The Economist

AI models are being prepared for the physical world

They call it a “world model”, an essential tool to help AI systems make sense of the complex, unpredictable physical spaces ...
The Economist

To navigate physical spaces, AIs need world models

They call it a “world model”, an essential tool to help AI systems make sense of the complex, unpredictable physical spaces into which many will eventually be put to work. The company argues that a ...

‘America’s Next Top Model’ and the Ultrathin Ideal That Won’t Go Away

I hadn’t remembered this specific plotline about Hill’s weight until I watched “Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top ...

The Edge of Mathematics

Tao: Today there are a lot of very tedious types of mathematics that we don’t like doing, so we look for clever ways to get ...