Post-Covid, there are some signs that things could get back to a semblance of normal. Inflation in rich countries fell to 2 percent in 2024 from about 4 percent, and the I.M.F. expects it to stay roughly at that level this...
The key proposition needed to establish Theorem 2 is the following distance decrement property: Proposition 3 (Distance decrement) If are -valued random variables, then one can find -valued random variables such that and for some absolute constants . Indeed, suppose this proposition held. Sta...
In recent decades,experiments have begun to catch up with what people who work closely with animals have always known-that animals have an inner life,and consciousness isn't uniquely human.Consciousness is a concept that is extremely difficult to define.There have been many attempts:is it awarene...
Considered "Europe’s most famous mummy," the remains of the man who was murdered in the Alps 5,000 years ago continue to reveal details of Neolithic life—and insights into modern health.
The existence of these products is contentious, and for good reason. There have always been event contracts, but they were considered gambling and barred in the United States.1In countries where they are allowed, as in the United Kingdom, they fall under their gambling laws.2 ...
Inflation, uncertain markets and a limited Social Security COLA are among the financial hurdles for retirees in 2025. Kate StalterFeb. 4, 2025 Reduce Your Tax Bill With a Roth IRA Roth IRAs have long-term tax advantages for financial and estate planning. ...
And exercise does seem to have an effect on the human brain: the research done with brain imaging techniques shows that the brains of people who exercise are much denser compared to those who don’t. 运动似乎确实对人脑有影响:使用大脑成像技术进行的研究表明,与不锻炼的人相比,锻炼的人的大脑密度...
The challenges to calculating market share are even bigger when companies are not pure players in industries and operate in intersections, as is the case for most big tech companies in the last two decades. In those cases, the market share will be calculated for each product and not companywi...
In recent decades, experiments have begun to catch up with what people who work closely with animals have always known—that animals have an inner life, and consciousness isn’t uniquely human. Consciousness is a concept that is extremely difficult to define. There have been many attempts: is...
Only two decades of warmer temperatures were enough to make reptiles smaller. An increase of 1 degree centigrade caused nearly a 10 percent increase in metabolism (新陈代谢). Greater use of energy resulted in tiny tortoises and little lizards. Fish are smaller now too. Though overfishing has ...