Two mathematicians have proved that a straightforward question—how hard is it to untie a knot?—has a complicated answer.
As two TV presenters and a politician have already fallen foul of the rabid ‘where’s your poppy?’ brigade and actor Mark ...
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How performative poppy wearing turned toxic

Performative poppy wearing has turned toxic – should we be wearing white poppies instead? - IN FOCUS: As two TV presenters ...
The standard interpretation of a null state, or empty state, posits it as devoid of structure. This paper introduces a ...
We swim in a sea of symbols: acronyms, emojis, icons of all sorts, etc. As old Confucius declared, “Signs and symbols rule the world, not words or laws.” ...
It helped, too, that Pannun was easy to spot, in his mid-50s, with a thick gray beard and an ink-black turban, marks of his Sikh faith. From a short distance away, the surveillance team took photos of ...