Scientific American

Mathematicians still don’t know the fastest way to multiply numbers

This requires an algorithm: students are taught to stack one number atop another and multiply each digit of the bottom number ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Elizebeth Smith Friedman Was the U.S. Government’s First Woman Codebreaker. She Cracked Nazi Secrets, Saved 8,000 Lives and Pioneered Modern Cryptography

For decades, Elizebeth Smith Friedman worked in near-total secrecy, cracking codes that shaped the outcome of two world wars.
The Motley Fool

10 Companies Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Meaningful Ways

AI offers a wide range of benefits for companies. Here are some of the biggest ones. While AI is valuable in a number of ways, it can also present risks for businesses. In 2026, most companies are ...
The New Yorker

Hua Hsu

Shiva Naipaul’s newly reissued book of reportage, “Journey to Nowhere,” from 1980, is far less interested in the trope of the charismatic cult leader than in the mechanisms of belief.