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In what must be the greatest scientific paper of all time, Maximilien Berthet and Kojiro Suzuki attacked the problem with the ...

The result is correct but challenges core norms of mathematics: checking proofs, crediting ideas and keeping research open to everyone.

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A math teacher at a top San Francisco school has been placed on leave after allegedly adding fat-shaming and misogynistic questions to students’ tests. Tom Chan, who has worked at Lowell High School ...

A teacher at an elite high school in San Francisco has been placed on indefinite leave after allegations of sexist and fat-shaming questions included on ninth-grade Algebra I quizzes, according to ...

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Brain-inspired neuromorphic computers are beginning to show an unexpected talent for tackling the complex equations that govern physical systems. New research demonstrates that these systems can solve ...

Artificial intelligence is everywhere. In fact, each reader of this article could have multiple AI apps operating on the very device displaying this piece. The image at the top of this article is also ...

In a world run by computers, there is one algorithm that stands above all the rest. It powers search engines, encrypts your data, guides rockets, runs simulations, and makes the modern digital ...