Feb. 16—Note to self, Albuquerqueans: If you hear a big boom, followed by a big fireball, then see some smoke in the coming weeks, don't be alarmed. Sandia's just trying something out. During the last ...

Instacart's AI-pricing experiments can charge customers up to 23% more for identical products, potentially costing families $1,200 extra annually through hidden markups.

I attempt to create dragon scale Damascus using a ball bearing canister, but the final result isn’t usable. The process ...

Several years ago, while drug overdose deaths skyrocketed nationwide, Oregon decriminalized many illegal drugs. It was called Measure 110, and after voters gave approval, the new rules went online in ...

Social scientists have long run audit experiments to transport lab standards to the field. Researchers might send largely identical résumés to recruiters, or credit reports to bankers, varying only ...

Twitch has a new page where it lists some of the experiments it’s running, describes how they work, and says how long they’ll stick around. Twitch has a new page where it lists some of the experiments ...

A new book covering the history of scientific inquiry invites us to marvel at the elegance of experimentation. Some philosophers have argued that “beauty” in science stands as a proxy for truth. Many ...

Medical experiments on dogs at the Department of Veterans Affairs are warranted in some cases, but the agency should adopt more expansive guidelines to determine when it is “scientifically necessary” ...

Editor’s note: This is part of a series called “The Day Tomorrow Began,” which explores the history of breakthroughs at UChicago. Learn more here. A field experiment is a research method that uses ...

A study that looked back at those tests found that relatively weak social connections were more helpful in finding jobs than stronger social ties. By Natasha Singer Natasha Singer, a business reporter ...