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In your article, Lawrence Sirovich assumes that the degree of unpredictability shown in Supreme Court decisions results from judicial independence, with the implication that this is a good thing. That unpredictability could easily result instead from confusion caused by absent or conflicting principles in the justices’ political and juridical doctrines, a not-so-good thing. Alan EsworthyApex, […]
- Humans
Ideal Justice: Mathematicians judge the Supreme Court
The current U.S. Supreme Court of nine judges behaves as if it were made up of 4.68 "ideal" justices who make their decisions completely independently, a mathematical analysis suggests.
- Materials Science
Easy Repair: Novel structural model heals with heat
The vertebrate spine has provided inspiration for making new structures that heal when heated.
