At Google I/O 2025, Sundar Pichai took the stage to introduce a new feature for Gmail: personalized smart replies to messages in your inbox. The pitch was slick, showing how […]
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The Strange Power of Mathematics In 1960, the physicist Eugene Wigner published a thought-provoking essay titled The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences. In it, he explored a
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Google’s quantum team, led by Hartmut Neven, continues to make headlines for groundbreaking work in quantum computing. However, Neven’s recent musings about the multiverse—spurred by the impressive performance of Google’s
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In my novel Infernum, the crew of the Avenger are handed a one-way mission to the center of our galaxy. While we don’t have the technology to make such a
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When you finish a piece of writing, stepping away from it can feel counterintuitive. Yet, without distance, your eyes skim over problems, and your mind fills in gaps. By editing
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In Infernum, “zero-point energy” emergency lighting makes an appearance on the research vessel Adiona. These lights tap into a quantum mechanical field that provides a theoretically infinite energy source. While
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Mastering the basics of storytelling—plot, character development, structure—matters, but truly compelling fiction demands more than mechanics. Great stories don’t just tell readers what happens, they make readers feel every moment.
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