James Morris is a professor of biology at Brandeis University. J.T. Scanlan is a professor of English at Providence College. Their submission is part of a new Globe Opinion section called College Town ...

TODAY’S WORD — TAILSPIN (TALE-spin: A mental or emotional letdown or collapse.) Average mark 39 words Time limit 60 minutes Can you find 55 or more words in TAILSPIN? TODAY’S WORD — TAILSPIN: tail ...

A 2nd-gen version of last year’s iPhone Air will address two of the biggest complaints about the original model, according to a new report. Sources also claim that the new Air is being prepared for a ...

Faculty members overwhelmingly approved a limit on the number of top grades they can give to about a fifth of their undergraduate classes. By Mark Arsenault Faculty members at Harvard University voted ...

In a recent interview at the Digital Dragons conference, CD Projekt Red Senior writer Adrian Fulneczek revealed new details about Cyberpunk 2077’s troubled launch. While the RPG is now praised as one ...

3 Body Problem seasons 2 and 3 may not feature one actor from season 1. Based on the novel by Liu Cixin, the sci-fi Netflix series from creators David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, and Alexander Woo released ...

Does the grade cap “fail the game theory exam?” Professor Scott Duke Kominers ’09 makes many valid points, but ultimately gives the right answer to the wrong question, oversimplifying the problem. The ...

M indy Bernhardt teaches criminal justice to undergraduates at Kennesaw State University. In recent years she has found herself grading more easily and expecting less from her students. The reason?

Apple had years to refine its high-end headphones, the AirPods Max. But with the just-announced AirPods Max 2, the company played it safe. An upgrade to Apple’s H2 chip brings some notable new ...

Last year, the average GPA for Harvard University’s Class of 2025 was 3.83. That’s not a typo. At Harvard, one of the world’s most selective colleges, the average student graduating in 2025 had a 3.83 ...

One idle evening last October, Mehtaab Sawhney took up an old pastime. He began perusing the website erdosproblems.com, an updated record of the 1,179 conjectures left behind by the eccentric and ...

Andy is a seasoned technology journalist with more than 15 years experience in the mobile industry, writing for Digital Trends, Wired, and more. Andy has reviewed hundreds of smartphones and tablets, ...