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An infographic of connecting lines that represent parallel processing

What Is Parallel Processing? Nvidia’s Secret to Success

Parallel processing is a significant contributor to Nvidia’s success in the artificial intelligence industry. Discover more here.

October 21, 2025October 24, 2025, by Katie Doll
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A baby looking at his mother's face and touching it illustrates pattern recognition in humans

Human Pattern Recognition: 4 Features That Make It So Effective

Ray Kurzweil explains how the human brain creates the full spectrum of cognitive abilities through repeated pattern recognition. Learn more.

October 20, 2025October 28, 2025, by Elizabeth Whitworth
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Ray Kurzweil speaking at the Killer App Expo in 2007 at the Grand Fort Wayne Convention Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana

Ray Kurzweil on AI: How It Works & Where It’s Going

Ray Kurzweil didn’t just predict the future of AI—he helped build it. Learn about his ideas that shaped an entire generation of AI research.

October 19, 2025June 6, 2026, by Elizabeth Whitworth
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Niels Bohr standing in front of a chalkboard that has calculations written on it

How Niels Bohr’s Quantum Mechanics Interpretation Prevailed

Niels Bohr’s answer to the measurement problem of quantum mechanics reshaped physics, but it wasn’t the only solution. Learn why it won out.

October 18, 2025October 20, 2025, by Elizabeth Whitworth
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A man and an outline of a body (with the brain illuminated) illustrates continuity of identity and the digital self

Continuity of Identity: Is Your Digital Self Still “You”? (Kurzweil)

Your identity could lie in the continuity of information patterns rather than physical substance. Learn how your digital self might be you.

October 18, 2025October 28, 2025, by Elizabeth Whitworth
  • Philosophy & Ethics
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A quantum wave function, a circle representing a measurement, and a sharp peak symbolizing the collapse of the wave function

Quantum Wave Function Collapse: 3 Approaches to the Cause

Quantum particles can exist in multiple possible states at once — until measurement seems to force wave function collapse. Learn more.

October 17, 2025October 20, 2025, by Elizabeth Whitworth
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Theoretical physicist John Bell (developer of Bell's theorem) at the front of a classroom at CERN in June 1982

Bell’s Theorem Explained: Spooky Action at a Distance Is Real

John Bell’s work transformed abstract philosophical debates into testable experiments. Learn how his theorem shocked the physics world.

October 16, 2025June 6, 2026, by Elizabeth Whitworth
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Werner Heisenberg, who developed the uncertainty principle in quantum mechanics

Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle Explained (Hawking)

Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle explains why we can never measure the position and speed of a particle with perfect accuracy. Learn more.

October 16, 2025June 6, 2026, by Elizabeth Whitworth
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A person reading with the tv on in front of them and their phone next to them

What Is Attention & How Has It Become a Resource?

Attention has become a valuable commodity in the digital economy. Learn what attention is, how it works, and the psychology behind it.

October 15, 2025November 25, 2025, by Hannah Aster
  • Psychology
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Particle nucleus surrounded by orbital paths and light and particles illustrates the measurement problem (quantum mechanics)

What Is the Measurement Problem in Quantum Mechanics?

Quantum mechanics seems to demand two sets of laws for identical particles. Learn about the measurement problem and why it matters.

October 15, 2025October 20, 2025, by Elizabeth Whitworth
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