In 2012, 3 scientists used an astute method to capture the first-ever footage of a live giant squid in its natural habitat. An optical device known as the "E-jelly" was produced to mimic the light pattern created by the deep-sea Atolla jellyfish, typically used by the creature when in danger.

In his work "A Mathematician's Apology", G.H. Hardy argued reasonably that pure mathematics is to be justified as art if it can be justified at all. Humbly, I believe that recent developments in machine-assisted proof-writing are taking away from the "artistic" essence of mathematics. There are

The "pre-testing effect" is a research-backed phenomenon in which students who take a practice exam before even learning the relevant material tend to perform very well on the real exam. This is thought to be due to the curiosity one generates when think about a question they do not know the

Some fascinating wonders of the natural world captured on video by the Nautilus Ocean Exploration initiative this year:

I have been very AI-averse as of recently after noticing that I often outsource important skills (emotional processing, daily decision-making, etc.). When I do use AI, it's usually for mundane tasks like generating recipes personalised to my requirements as a vegan with IBS. I now make it a point to

My Christmas gifts to myself were Munkres 'Analysis on Manifolds', Spivak's 'Calculus on Manifolds', and Morin's 'Introduction to Classical Mechanics'. I'm looking forward to getting through at least part of these books over the holiday period. I've decided to try an experiment where I learn using a