Abstract: Bayesian inference provides a methodology for parameter estimation and uncertainty quantification in machine learning and deep learning methods. Variational inference and Markov Chain ...

For centuries, the Iliad and Odyssey were more than literature to the Greeks: they were formative texts, the stories through which young minds learned what it meant to be human, to be heroic, to be ...

Gabrielle Calvocoressi’s most recent collection, “The New Economy,” was a finalist for the 2025 National Book Award for Poetry, and one of their poems was included in “A Century of Poetry in The New ...

Here are the year’s most notable collections of verse as chosen by our poetry columnist. Credit...Photo illustration by Sebastian Mast Supported by By Elisa Gabbert Elisa Gabbert’s collections of ...

Hacking the planet with florid verse. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Editor's Note: This review discusses suicide. How can poetry help us now, when practically every morning brings a fresh assault on knowledge, wisdom and safety? Amid the cruel political discourse ...

When Plato was an infant, bees alighted on his lips and, nestling there, set about making honey. His parents had placed him, sleeping, on the summit of a mountain while they paid tribute to the gods, ...

After four decades, the annual book series is drawing to a close. Our columnist looks at what it all meant. By Elisa Gabbert I wonder if there has ever been more equivocation about the word “best” and ...

In our fraught modern world, poets are rarely celebrities. But celebrities sometimes get their poems published. Certain people (disgruntled scribblers) may scoff at this. What do Megan Fox, James ...

Thinking about learning Python? It’s a pretty popular language these days, and for good reason. It’s not super complicated, which is nice if you’re just starting out. We’ve put together a guide that ...

What if you could create your very own personal AI assistant—one that could research, analyze, and even interact with tools—all from scratch? It might sound like a task reserved for seasoned ...

This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books. Sign up for it here. What we gain by forgetting “Buying Shrimp at Bennetts Point,” a poem by Roey Leonardi ...