Consciousness may emerge not from code, but from the way living brains physically compute.

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Abstract: This study presents a high-precision, low-cost, and low-complexity optical touch interface designed for human–computer interaction (HCI) on arbitrary surfaces. The proposed system employs a ...

Leaders are under relentless pressure to perform in an environment of increasing uncertainty and change. Many feel stuck, relying on planning, control, technical expertise, and other familiar ...

History has a flawless track record of foreshadowing trouble for next-big-thing technologies and innovations -- and quantum computing just made the list. Since the advent and proliferation of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Nathan Goldman is a tax prof. at NC State Univ. If Trump’s tariffs in the year 2025 have taught us anything, it is that tax policy ...

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What if the success of your next engineering project hinged on a single decision? In 2025, single-board computers (SBCs) have evolved from niche tools into essential building blocks for engineers and ...

Many authors have written about the harm of oversimplification, pointing out that it distorts reality, leads to shallow understanding, impairs problem-solving, and fuels biases. In culture wars, it ...

See the world through the lens of science. Sign up for our free, daily newsletter Today in Science. As a child of the 1990s, I couldn’t avoid the game-turned-best-seller Tetris. Launched in 1984 by ...

The potential for these kinds of machines to reshape computer processing, increase energy efficiency, and revolutionize medical testing has scientists excited. But when do we consider these cells to ...