EditorialA two-jointed robot arm that uses external cameras, a deep learning algorithm and a probability model to recognize itself in the world, at Columbia University’s Creative Machines Lab in New York on Jan. 4, 2023. (Karsten Moran/The New York Times)
EditorialRichly Decorated Tunic, 660?870 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability), Said to be from Egypt, Tuna al-Gebel, Wool; tapestry weave, Textile (including sleeves): H. 79 1/8 in. (201 cm), Textiles-Costumes, Tunics decorated with red background motifs were po...
EditorialTitle page from Abraham de Moivre's 'The Doctrine of Chances ...', Title page from Abraham de Moivre's 'The Doctrine of Chances ...' from the 18th century, title page, 1718, Abraham de Moivre: The Doctrine of Chances or a Method of Calculating the Prob...
Editorialsharpened ax of gray flint, executed in so-called rough workmanship, in which the retouching of the semi-finished product is still preserved on many points. On one side a large part of the surface is probably broken off of the ax in all probability. Th...
EditorialPeople watch Chris Stefanou with a brown shark, or sandbar shark, that he reeled in, on Long Island, N.Y., Aug. 11, 2020. (Mark Abramson/The New York Times)
EditorialAlessandro Vespignani, a physics professor at Northeastern University, wrote on the window of his office window an estimation of the probability of importation of coronavirus cases, in Boston on Feb. 12, 2020. (Katherine Taylor/The New York Times)
EditorialTitle page from Abraham de Moivre's 'The Doctrine of Chances ...', Title page from Abraham de Moivre's 'The Doctrine of Chances ...' from the 18th century, title page, 1718, Abraham de Moivre: The Doctrine of Chances or a Method of Calculating the Prob...
EditorialProbability calculation about the extent of the Kattundruckerey in Europe, Statistics on calico pressure in Europe, Tab. I, p. 166, 1840, Wilhelm Heinrich von Kurrer; K.J. Kreutzberg: Geschichte der Zeugdruckerei, der dazu geh?rigen Maschinen und Hilfs...
EditorialDress (Mantua) with Train Open body, light blue ripped silk embroidered with a floral motif in multicolored silk, with half long sleeves with triple, scalloped cuffs or 'engageantes' trimmed with white silk fittings, Open body made of light blue rip si...
EditorialIllustration with the title ' Nicholas hints at the probability of his leaving the company'. The life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby ... With illustrations by Phiz [and a portrait of the author by D. Maclise]. London: Chapman & Hall, 1839 [1838, 3...
EditorialRichly Decorated Tunic, 660?870 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability), Said to be from Egypt, Tuna al-Gebel, Wool; tapestry weave, Textile (including sleeves): H. 79 1/8 in. (201 cm), Textiles-Costumes, Tunics decorated with red background motifs were po...
EditorialNativity of the Virgin, ca. 1480, Made in Lower Franconia, Germany, German, Limewood with paint, Overall: 14 1/4 x 54 x 17 in., 58lb. (36.2 x 137.2 x 43.2 cm, 26.3kg), Sculpture-Wood, In all probability, this unusual sculpture depicting Saint Anne lyin...