When we think of infrastructure, we tend to think of the
physical facilities and systems required for a country and its
economy to function and thrive—roads, bridges, tunnels, airports,
and railways as President Donald Trump specified in his...
On April 30, 1939, under the gathering storm clouds of war, the
New York World’s Fair opened in Flushing Meadows, Queens. Its theme
was The World of Tomorrow. ... Some of the displayed
innovations were truly visionary. ... Albert Einstein, honorary...
Craig A. Tovey of Science Magazine reviews The
Usefulness of Useless Knowledge (Princeton University Press,
March 2017) by founding IAS Director Abraham Flexner with a companion essay by
current IAS Director Robbert
Dijkgraaf. The book, Tovey writes...
A trio of British-born researchers working in the U.S. won the Nobel Prize in Physics Tuesday for what one of them called a curious mathematical “toy” that to his surprise revolutionized the study of exotic matter suitable for quantum computers, new superconductors, and advanced designer materials.
Much more I am pleading for the abolition of the word ‘use,’
and for the freeing of the human spirit. To be sure, we shall thus
free some harmless cranks. To be sure, we shall thus waste some
precious dollars. But what is infinitely more important...
