In health care, does “hotspotting” make patients better?
Study shows no effect from program intended to reduce repeated hospitalizations by targeting high-cost patients.
Study shows no effect from program intended to reduce repeated hospitalizations by targeting high-cost patients.
Even when people believed Hillary Clinton would win the 2016 election, they did not use “she” to refer to the next president.
Using mathematical theory, Virginia Williams coaxes algorithms to run faster or proves they’ve hit their maximum speed.
Real-time visibility estimates are a critical need in remote areas where visual flight is common and automated weather stations are scarce.
Machine-learning system should enable developers to improve computing efficiency in a range of applications.
Most popular stories of the year include science breakthroughs, engineering feats, and confirmation of 16th century architectural genius.
With help from spaghetti and color-changing fibers, a new mathematical model predicts a knot’s stability.
Findings suggest the moon’s magnetic field was produced by the fallout of a crystallizing iron core.
Plate tectonics and mantle plumes set the lifespan of volcanic islands like Hawaii and the Galapagos.
Evaluating a 2014 policy change yields some good news and some concerns.
MIT graduate student Seth Cazzell shows controlling pH enables reversible hydrogel formation in wider range of metal concentrations.
Michael Calzadilla and colleagues describe a violent black hole outburst that provides new insight into galaxy cluster evolution.
Polymer may pave the way for drugs to which bacteria are significantly less resistant, a breakthrough that could save hundreds of thousands of lives per year.
Technique may help remotely image and assess health of infants, burn victims, and accident survivors in hard-to-reach places.
Using limited data, this automated system predicts a company’s quarterly sales.