In 2003, a group of Rhode Island artists created a secret living space within a busy shopping mall and lived there off and on, undetected, for about four years. Why? The new documentary Secret Mall Apartment, now in select theaters … Read more
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In the bustling world of urban commuting, where millions of people ride the subway daily, a new and exciting game has emerged: Subway Poker. This innovative game combines the thrill of poker with the unpredictability of public transportation, offering a … Read more
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Mathematicians recently gathered for a workshop in Canadaa to thrash out ideas inspired by a breakthrough a pair of researchers made in 2023 on a conjecture by Paul Erdős. The pair’s success at applying a novel combination of approaches to a … Read more
We’re in the midst of the biggest paradigm shift in technology since the internet and the personal computer. If you want to understand what’s going to happen with AI, you have to understand how previous technology shifts played out—because history … Read more
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