The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In the movie Oppenheimer, Niels Bohr challenges the physicist early in his career: Bohr: Algebra is like sheet music. The important ...

Have you ever come across a statement like this: “I can’t believe that something as beautiful and complex as the human eye could be the result of a random process like evolution”? Or this: “It seems ...

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What will replace the old process is a weighted system that "will better serve Congress’ intent for the H-1B program and strengthen America’s competitiveness by incentivizing American employers to ...

In a significant H-1B visa policy overhaul, the Trump administration in the United States is replacing the random lottery ...

Have you ever come across a statement like this: “I can’t believe that something as beautiful and complex as the human eye could be the result of a random process like evolution”? Or this: “It seems ...