In 1950, Alan Turing, the gifted British mathematician and code-breaker, published an academic paper. His aim, he wrote, was to consider the question, “Can machines think?” The answer runs to…
In January 2017, just days before taking office, President-elect Donald J. Trump announced a couple of promotions. “My two sons — who are right here, Don and Eric — are…
Two men were running side by side in Central Park on a recent morning when one of them bumped into a woman as they passed her. The woman was briefly…
The New York City Marathon is a big race for more than 50,000 runners each year, but it is also a community celebration for the New Yorkers who line up…
Early Sunday morning, the Staten Island Ferry will be packed with runners headed to the starting line of the annual New York City Marathon. Thousands of spectators will line the…