Honeybee-inspired study suggests leaderless groups may have an edge
Researchers developed a honeybee-inspired mathematical model to examine whether centralized or decentralized control works best. They found that…
Ian Brady appointed chief executive of financial planner Fairstone – The Irish Times
Ian Brady has today been announced as the next chief executive of financial planning firm Fairstone Ireland, succeeding…
Scientists unravel new physics after laser diffracts in chiral patters
Scientists at the Institute of Industrial Science (IIS) at the University of Tokyo in Japan have come across…
Mathematicians grapple with a ‘very rapid and very unsettling change’ as AI cracks yet another century-old problem
On Sunday afternoon, while the rest of the world’s eyes were glued to the World Cup final, an…
Researchers Claim to Have Solved the Perplexing ‘Reverse Sprinkler’ Problem That Stumped Feynman
Scientists say they have solved in detail what may be the most famous lawn-care-related problem in all of…
Quantum Mechanics May Not Need Imaginary Numbers After All
Quantum mechanics has long relied on complex numbers to describe the strange behavior of particles, from tunneling to…
Claude’s Solution to Decades-Long Math Mystery Is ‘Essentially Correct,’ Physicists Say
As typically is the case with AI, whether it truly adds any value to human work depends on…
Physicists Solve a “Quantum-Only” Problem Using an Ordinary Laptop
Tensor networks enable researchers to tackle quantum physics problems previously thought to be solvable only by quantum computers.…
They Spent Years on a Math Problem. Then They Were Scooped by A.I.
So last fall, when Math, Inc. told the group that Gauss had solved about 30 unfinished pieces of…
Opinion | We Have to Take the Future of A.I. Into Our Own Hands
So far, the policy conversation about A.I. has focused on preventing harms to the public. What if A.I.…
Mathematicians stunned by AI’s biggest breakthrough in mathematics yet
The planar unit distance problem is about how many equal-sized lines you can draw that connect dots on…
Pi Day celebrates the number used in everything from rockets to cancer research
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Math nerds and dessert enthusiasts unite to celebrate Pi Day every March 14, the…