Yearly Archives: 2020

New study examines recursive thinking

US adults, adults, children, and Tsimane monkeys complete the recursive sequencing task. Credit: S. Ferrigno, Harvard University. Recursion, the computational ability to incorporate elements into elements of the same type, has been hailed as the intellectual cornerstone of language, tool use, and mathematics. A multi-agency team of researchers shows for …

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Report: Spencer Torkelson to Sign for Record Bonus

The Detroit Tigers made Arizona State infielder Spencer Torkelson the No. 1 pick in the overall draft on June 5. Now, they’re poised to sign him with the highest signing bonus ever paid, according to Lynn Henning of Detroit News. MLB.com’s Jason Beck wrote on Wednesday Avila said Wednesday that …

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