There is indeed a vast literature on the design and analysis of decision tree algorithms that aim at optimizing these parameters. This paper contributes to this important line of research: we propose ...

Courtesy of Graydon Myhre Rows of evergreen trees are lightly dusted with freshly fallen snow at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. This is where the Myhre family sells their ...

But there’s one spec that has caused some concern among Ars staffers and others with their eyes on the Steam Machine: The GPU comes with just 8GB of dedicated graphics RAM, an amount that is steadily ...

How can closely related mental illnesses with similar symptoms be reliably distinguished from one another? As part of a German-Chinese collaboration, researchers from Forschungszentrum Jülich and ...

DEAR ERIC: The home next door is vacant. I think it is a rental property. There is a huge tree in the front yard that is coming over my property. A tree from this property fell on my house a few years ...

Not every “Would You Rather” has to make you suffer. This time it’s the opposite. Each choice is positive and something you’d actually want to have. Dream vacations, perfect powers, once-in-a-lifetime ...

President Trump said Wednesday that he has instructed the Defense Department to immediately begin testing U.S. nuclear weapons on an equal basis to China and Russia. “The United States has more ...

President Trump has directed the Pentagon to resume testing nuclear weapons for the first time since 1992. He made the announcement just before meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss ...

At least 11 drivers who lost their licenses after a DWI arrest are getting them back, or are petitioning the court to do so, supported in motions from the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office.

The New York State Education Department is pushing new math guidelines, including a recommendation that teachers stop giving timed quizzes — because it stresses students out. The new guidelines also ...