From within the dark confines of the skull, the brain builds its own version of reality. By weaving together expectations and information gleaned from the senses, the brain creates a story about the ...

Large language models (LLMs), the artificial intelligence (AI) systems underpinning the functioning of ChatGPT and other ...

Mark Given writes in Review of Biblical Literature, reviewing Christoph Heilig’s book Hidden Criticism? The Methodology and Plausibilityof the Search for a Counter-Imperial Subtext in Paul: I only ...

Having a strong opinion about an issue can make it hard to take in new information about it, or to consider other options when they’re presented. Thankfully, there’s an old rule that can help us avoid ...

First articulated in the 18th century by a hobbyist-mathematician seeking to reason backward from effects to cause, Bayes’ theorem spent the better part of two centuries struggling for recognition and ...

Imagine a small village where every action someone takes, good or bad, is quietly followed by ever-attentive, nosy neighbors. An individual's reputation is built through these actions and observations ...