How number systems shape our thinking, and what this means for learning, language and culture

Most of us have little trouble working out how many milliliters are in 2.4 liters of water (it's 2,400). But the same can't ...

Developers and expert users benchmark three leading open-source thermal conductivity calculation packages

Mechanical Engineering Professor Alan McGaughey of Carnegie Mellon University recently coordinated the Phonon Olympics, ...
IEEE

Robust Feature Selection by Removing Noise Entropy Within Mutual Information for Limited-Sample Industrial Data

Abstract: Feature selection is challenging in high-dimensional and small-sample data, particularly in industrial informatics with diverse noise sources. The information entropy of feature noise is ...
The New York Times

‘I’m on Fire’: Testosterone Is Giving Women Back Their Sex Drive — and Then Some

There is no F.D.A.-approved testosterone product for women. Insurance won’t cover it. Many doctors won’t prescribe it. It’s become a cultural phenomenon. Credit... Supported by By Susan Dominus Spend ...
Sports Illustrated

2025-26 Topps Basketball to feature rare number variation parallel

With the release of 2025-26 Topps Basketball on the horizon, Topps recently announced another chase element of the product that collectors can look out for: a rare number variation parallel. The cards ...
Frontiers

On computation of information entropy measures for certain fractal molecular architectures

1 Department of Mathematics, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India 2 Department of Science and Humanities, KGiSL Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, India In ...