Issue

25 October 2026

The day's episodes. Each one has its sources on its own page.

Question of the day

In how many of seven benchmark settings did plain retrieval with reranking rank first?

Three

Six

All seven

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Question of the day

What sets the size of each voltage pulse in AIST's new photon counter?

The colour of the photon

The temperature of the film

The flux quantum

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Question of the day

How fast did dwarf reedsnakes roll, compared with their top slithering speed?

About four times faster

About twice as fast

Slightly slower

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Question of the day

After electricity arrived in Toba Qom communities in Argentina, how much less did residents sleep per night, on average?

About 10 minutes

About 35 minutes

About 2 hours

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