Keeping up with the latest research is vital for scientists, but given that millions of scientific papers are published every ...

Just a few years ago, many researchers in quantum computing thought it would take several decades to develop machines that ...

Opinion thrives on confidence. Evidence thrives on proof. This list brings together science-backed books that dismantle ...

Oxford’s top ranking is driven by its exceptional teaching score of 99.9, the highest among the top five institutions. The university also recorded strong results in research quality (98.8) and ...

There are plenty of books out there focusing on either teaching algorithmic knowledge (Introduction to Algorithms, Algorithmic Problem Solving, etc) or introducing the interview process and solving ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. When my children were born, I decided to build them a library. It’s no ...

One day in November, a product strategist we’ll call Michelle (not her real name), logged into her LinkedIn account and switched her gender to male. She also changed her name to Michael, she told ...

In a world run by computers, there is one algorithm that stands above all the rest. It powers search engines, encrypts your data, guides rockets, runs simulations, and makes the modern digital ...

We’re racing towards a future in which devices will be able to read our thoughts. You see signs of it everywhere, from brain-computer interfaces to algorithms that detect emotions from facial scans.

Alan Lightman and Martin Rees’s book, The Shape of Wonder: How Scientists Think, Work, and Live (2025), describes the lives of scientists; what inspires them, how they spend their time, how they ...

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 ...