Gladys West, Unsung Figure in Development of GPS, Dies at 95
As a Navy mathematician in the 1950s and beyond, she played an unheralded but foundational role in making possible the global satellite-based mapping system.As...
Bari Weiss Urges CBS News to Think Like a ‘Start-Up’
“We are not producing a product enough people want,” Ms. Weiss told employees at her first all-staff meeting at the network.“We are not producing...
Peter H. Duesberg, 89, Renowned Biologist Turned H.I.V. Denialist, Dies
His pioneering work on the origins of cancer was later overshadowed by his contrarian views, notably his rejection of the established theory that H.I.V....
How to Cut an Infinitely Large Pancake into as Many Pieces as Possible
A team of mathematicians seeks to cut an infinitely large pancake into as many pieces as possible, in a new take on an old...
Former French Senator Convicted of Drugging a Colleague, Intending to Assault Her
The trial took on special resonance in France, a year after a court found Dominique Pelicot and dozens of other men guilty of raping...
