Sharon Baum, a veteran Manhattan luxury broker, has died at the age of 85. The powerhouse broker spent more than 30 years as one of the most successful agents in New York City, building on nearly two ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

Far-left podcast star Jennifer Welch has become a liberal media darling as her recent commentary has generated intense backlash from the right. Welch, co-host of the "I've Had It" podcast, went viral ...

Simplicity in logo design isn't lazy; it's strategic. A simple logo's job isn't to describe, but to identify. We break down 25 best examples from brands like Apple, FedEx, and Nike to uncover the core ...

The amino acid sequence of the transmembrane protein and its corresponding positions on the cell membrane are transformed into a hidden Markov process. After evaluating the parameters, the Viterbi ...

The hidden Markov model (HMM), a statistical model widely applied in machine learning, has proven effective in addressing various problems in bioinformatics. Once primarily regarded as a mathematical ...

An artificial-intelligence algorithm that discovers its own way to learn achieves state-of-the-art performance, including on some tasks it had never encountered before. Joel Lehman is at Lila Sciences ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

Elliott J. Baum, 68, of Birmingham, Michigan, died July 12, 2025. Cherished father of Natalie (Scott Levine) Baum, Steven Baum, Aaron (Kacey) Baum, and David Baum. Proud grandfather of Shai, Daisy, ...

On June 30, 2025, Thomas Alan Baum left this world to finally be at peace. He was surrounded by family and friends. This wonderful man was a Virginia Beach Police Officer for 30 years with a true ...