The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at UC Berkeley, George Dantzig—a first-year graduate student—copied two problems ...

Fitness experts have shared their secret to preventing holiday weight gain, involving a simple yet effective method - and only half the effort. Known as the '50 percent rule,' the practice involves ...

Where Winds Meet players are taking a novel approach to solving riddles by… simply telling the game's AI-powered chatbot NPCs that they have solved the game's riddles. The Wuxia open-world ...

Quote of the day by Marcus Aurelius: “If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing…” Quote of the day by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels: “The less you eat, drink and ...

The leading approach to the simplex method, a widely used technique for balancing complex logistical constraints, can’t get any better. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at the ...

Modern-day office work means prolonged screen time and a near-constant head-forward position, which often equals a literal pain in the neck. Even with a good ergonomic setup, tech neck can persist, ...

As a personal trainer with almost a decade of experience coaching people, I can attest that time constraints are among the biggest bottlenecks keeping people from beginning or sticking to their ...

You can get the same workout and build strength without heavy equipment. But it takes work. By Christie Aschwanden Many people believe that to build strength you either need a set of weights or a gym ...

Dr. Martha Beck describes the deceptively simple, but effective steps to take when you’re feeling anxious or panicky. Air Canada flight attendants massively reject wage offer, union says US Open ask ...

The volume of high-quality evidence supporting exercise as beneficial to cancer survivors has grown exponentially; however, the potential harms of exercise remain understudied. Consequently, the trade ...

A recent study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal explores the health benefits of physical activity in the elderly. In 2025, about 20% of Canadians will be 65 years old or older, ...