I don’t know about you, but ever since I can remember – from my early teens – I have been bemused about the endless rituals we humans perform; and even more so about what can and can’t be said about ...

The Guidelines for Patent Examination (hereinafter referred to as the examination guidelines) introduce the concept of "common knowledge" in determining the inventive step of a claimed invention.

A broad definition of “common knowledge” is information an average, educated person can accept as reliable and accurate without having to verify it. However, what we individually consider “common” is ...

One of the most beautiful fields of game theory is called “Common Knowledge.” One of its basic insights is that situations in which two individuals know a certain evidence are intrinsically different ...

From Henry Farrell and Bruce Schneier: "Existing approaches to cybersecurity emphasize either international state-to-state logics (such as deterrence theory) or the integrity of individual information ...

Listen, I'm not unaware that I'm entering the middle stage of my life, and things I take for granted might be outdated or whatever... but every week or two, someone posts in our neighborhood group ...

Nearly 30 years ago, a then-obscure University of Virginia professor named E.D. Hirsch Jr. set off a hot national debate with his book "Cultural Literacy." The book was an out-of-nowhere hit, spending ...

I want to begin with the 1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure, the document that codified the principles and practices of academic freedom: Institutions of higher education are ...

Game Show Network’s popular trivia-based game show Common Knowledge has been picked up by Fox Television Stations for a four-week test run next month. Beginning on August 3, Common Knowledge, ...