Uncertainty is an intrinsic part of neural computation, whether for sensory processing, motor control or cognitive reasoning. For instance, it is impossible to determine with certainty the age of ...

It has been only three months since reports first emerged from China of an unknown virus causing unusual cases of pneumonia, and scientists and public health experts already know more about it and ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Bush's secretary of defense: As we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know.

Wonder Land: Donald Trump has a communication problem, but Kamala Harris has a character problem. And based on the first debate, a lot could change. Photo: Luis Villegas/The Sacramento Bee via ZUM ...

(Reuters) - The United States on Monday re-imposed sanctions against Iran's oil exports to punish Tehran for its involvement in several Middle Eastern conflicts. Washington had been pushing ...

Unknowns exist in a spectrum, or more accurately, a 2-by-2 matrix. It’s described in a thirteenth-century poem written by Persian poet Ibn Yamin, which reads: One who knows and knows that he ...