This week, Hackaday’s Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos met up over coffee to bring you the latest news, mystery sound ...

Mathematicians are still trying to understand fundamental properties of the Fourier transform, one of their most ubiquitous ...

Academic theory recommends very low investment risk near retirement, contrasting sharply with current target date fund (TDF) practices. Most TDFs maintain high-risk allocations—up to 90% in risky ...

After the inauguration of Andrew Jackson, in 1829, thousands of his supporters poured into the White House to celebrate. The crowd overwhelmed the staff and trashed some of the furniture before the ...

If there was to be some cataclysm, and he could preserve just one sentence for future scientists, Richard Feynman would have made it about atoms. Tell them everything was made of tiny particles in ...

During the latter part of the 20th century, string theory was put forward as a unifying theory of physics foundations. String theory has not, however, fulfilled expectations. That is why we are of the ...

In a world that feels increasingly complex and uncontrollable, a revolutionary psychological approach has captivated millions. Known as the "Let Them" theory, this concept, popularized by Mel Robbins ...

If airports weren’t already a hellscape, TikTok has found a way to make them worse. Welcome to airport theory, a viral delusion that suggests you can roll up to the airport 15 minutes before boarding, ...

Every young feminist, at some point, bumps up against the limits of her ideals. For me, it happened in my early 20s. My consciousness freshly raised and my mind spongier than ever, I spent my evenings ...

There’s more to the future of Lotus than big electric SUVs. That’s what the British company once famous for its lightweight sports cars wants you to believe—and it’s why Lotus has revealed a striking ...

Susan Wojcicki, a Silicon Valley visionary who helped shape Google and YouTube, died Friday after a two-year battle with non-small cell lung cancer, according to her husband. She was 56. "Susan was ...