At a hackathon over the weekend, students worked with real brain data to create new tools for brain-machine systems.

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A step-by-step look at solving the world’s first Edison lamp puzzle, exploring its clever design, mechanics, and what makes it a unique challenge. Donald Trump ...

Earlier today I set the following puzzle, a pre-commemoration of World Logic Day on January 14. Here it is again with the solution. Middle management Andy, Bea, and Celine have a jar of ten cookies.

At M.I.T., a new program called “artificial intelligence and decision-making” is now the second-most-popular undergraduate major. By Natasha Singer Natasha Singer covers computer science and A.I.

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Purdue University's online master's in Artificial Intelligence will mold the next generation of AI experts and engineers to help meet unprecedented industry demand for skilled employees. The ...

A coalition of over 60 leading organisations from the UK’s creative and digital industries are calling on the government to introduce a new Digital Creativity GCSE – a forward-looking qualification ...

Creative industries add around £125bn to the UK economy and employ 2.4m people. Video games alone generate nearly £8bn in UK consumer spending. Students still lack the digital and creative skills ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine that someone gives you a list of five numbers: 1, 6, 21, 107, and—wait for it—47,176,870. Can you guess what comes next? If ...