Mr. Biss is a concert pianist. “As a performer, one has a mission, like Coltrane, to take your solo out to talk to God.” That’s from Patti Smith, a great and uncategorizable artist, describing the ...

When people think of classical music, things such as concert halls, theaters, or 18th-century lore come to mind. However, this genre, perfected by the likes of Beethoven and Mozart, has inspired ...

Operant conditioning, sometimes called instrumental conditioning or Skinnerian conditioning, is a method of learning that uses rewards and punishment to modify behavior. Through operant conditioning, ...

Microsoft is launching a range of AI agents to save workers time in its Teams, SharePoint and Viva Engage apps. Microsoft has added a “facilitator” agent to Teams to provide AI assistance during ...

As new classical schools sprout nationwide, fueling a revival of liberal arts and virtues-based education, there is no reliable pipeline of trained teachers from which to recruit. Classical education ...

Suzanne Nance, president and CEO of All Classical Radio, will step down after 10 years at the helm of one of the country’s premier classical music stations. “I am deeply grateful for this ...

If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere — as long as you’re not human. Dystopian billboards have popped up across Manhattan urging businesses to “stop hiring human,” and some people are ...

The U.S. Department of Energy recommends setting your thermostat at 78 degrees when you are at home and need cooling. The best temperature to set your air conditioner at can depend on several factors, ...

This is an extract from Our Human Story, our newsletter about the revolution in archaeology. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every month. A central plot point in the human story is our species’ ...

In a popular sci-fi cliché, one day artificial intelligence goes rogue and kills every human, wiping out the species. Could this truly happen? In real-world surveys, AI researchers say that they see ...