In my calculus class, our professor asked us to explain Zeno's Paradoxes. I've read thrugh the linked Wiki page a dozen times, and I've read about ten interpretations from fellow students, and I still ...

A new study out of the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne posits a very interesting idea of human consciousness: Rather than experiencing the world continuously, humans must observe discrete ...

These paradoxes aren’t philosophical word games — they emerge directly from equations physicists rely on every day.

We've all heard of Zeno's paradox, where you can never actually arrive anywhere because there's always a halfway point between where you are and where you're going. Maybe its opposite is the new ...

Even auto industry execs acknowledge that Tesla has a substantial lead over the legacy brands, not only in battery tech, but in connectivity, autonomy and EV manufacturing. Spurred by tightening ...

You’ve probably heard of Zeno’s Paradox. Here it is, in a nutshell: You’ve got a race between Achilles and a turtle. Plain, average turtle. Not sure who’s booking this event, but to make it ...

I once wrote that a good "bond manager" should metaphorically be composed of 1/3 mathematician, 1/3 economist and 1/3 horse trader. I still stand by that, although I would extend it now to the entire ...

In the 1900 Olympic games, Frank Jarvis won the gold medal in the 100 meter dash with a time of 11 seconds. He was a full second faster than the gold medal time of the previous Olympics. That’s never ...

My college philosophy professor loved thought experiments. Just loved them. Loved them as much as the cinnamon rolls with sticky white frosting that he ate every Friday at the start of our 9 a.m.