How Trump Could Weaken the Affordable Care Act
President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House could embolden Republicans who want to weaken or repeal the Affordable Care Act, but implementing such sweeping changes would still require overcoming procedural and political hurdles. Trump, long an ACA opponent, expressed interest during the campaign in retooling the health law. In addition, some high-ranking Republican lawmakers
Mathematicians’ Newest Assistants Are Artificially Intelligent
Mathematicians explore ideas by proposing conjectures and proving them with theorems. For centuries, they built these proofs line by careful line, and most math researchers still work like that today. But artificial intelligence is poised to fundamentally change this process. AI assistants nicknamed “co-pilots” are beginning to help mathematicians develop proofs—with a real possibility this
World’s Oldest Alphabet Discovered
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Why Is the Night Sky Dark? You Can Thank the Big Bang
I love it when a seemingly simple question—one so simple that it feels silly to even ask it—leads to profound, even cosmic, insight. For example: Why is the sky dark at night? I can imagine you reading this and thinking, “Seriously? That’s profound?” On supporting science journalism If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our
Using Chatbots and Ancient Writing to Simulate the Cultural Attitudes of Ancient Civilizations
Rachel Feltman: There’s been a lot of hype around artificial intelligence lately. Some companies want us to believe that machine learning is powerful enough to practically tell the future. But what about using AI to explore the past—and talk to members of long-dead civilizations? For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. My guest today
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