Orcas Just Sank Another Yacht(scientificamerican.com)

4 points by belter 2 years ago | 0 comments

Paul Erdős, the most prolific mathematician(scientificamerican.com)

120 points by hilux 2 years ago | 59 comments

SpaceX punts Starship launch as investigation opens into Starbase worker's death(scientificamerican.com)

23 points by mywacaday 5 months ago | 13 comments

Gerd Faltings, who proved the Mordell conjecture, wins the Abel Prize(scientificamerican.com)

51 points by digital55 7 months ago | 7 comments

The New 'Dream Chaser' Spacecraft Prepares to Visit the ISS(scientificamerican.com)

46 points by Anon84 2 years ago | 35 comments

Linguists find proof of sweeping language pattern once deemed a 'hoax'(scientificamerican.com)

114 points by bryanrasmussen 1 year ago | 122 comments

IRS tests free e-filing system that could compete with tax prep giants(washingtonpost.com)

693 points by elicash 3 years ago | 349 comments

Washington Post article reporting that the IRS is testing a prototype free government e-filing system that could compete with commercial tax preparation companies.

Plunging test scores are a slow-moving catastrophe(economist.com)

168 points by vinni2 1 month ago | 313 comments

An Economist leader article arguing that declining student test scores represent a slow-moving catastrophe; the capture shows a Cloudflare verification page.

Citing 'severe' math deficits, UC faculty demand a return to SAT tests for STEM(latimes.com)

596 points by brandonb 5 months ago | 794 comments

LA Times article reporting that University of California faculty, citing severe math deficits, are demanding a return to SAT requirements for STEM applicants.

Ideas aren't getting harder to find (2022)(experimental-history.com)

127 points by rafaelc 17 days ago | 56 comments

Adam Mastroianni's Experimental History essay arguing against the claim that new ideas are getting harder to find, saying discovery is still possible.

Human brains are preconfigured with instructions for understanding the world(news.ucsc.edu)

414 points by XzetaU8 11 months ago | 284 comments

UC Santa Cruz news article reporting research suggesting early developing human brains are preconfigured with instructions for understanding the world.

Scientific fraud has become an 'industry,' analysis finds(science.org)

402 points by pseudolus 1 year ago | 350 comments

Science magazine news article reporting an analysis finding that sophisticated global networks are infiltrating journals to publish fake scientific papers.