The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

If you have an individual retirement account (IRA), you might have considered converting it into a Roth account at some point. But you might not know the best time to do a conversion, or even if doing ...

The same personalized algorithms that deliver online content based on your previous choices on social media sites like YouTube also impair learning, a new study suggests. Researchers found that when ...

Social media companies and their respective algorithms have repeatedly been accused of fueling political polarization by promoting divisive content on their platforms. Now, two U.S. Senators have ...

“In the whole history of the Orthodox Church in America, this has never been seen,” a priest said about the surge of young men drawn to the demanding practice of Christianity. “The Orthodox Church is ...

The City of Calgary has released the details of nine new projects through its downtown office conversion program, creating close to 1,000 homes and bringing the total number of projects to 21. The ...