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AI Solves Erdős Math Problem: What's Next for AI in Mathematics?
An AI solved an 80-year-old Erdős math problem by walking a path mathematicians had collectively avoided.
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Is AI Making You Dumber? Not If You Challenge It
Cognitive debt is the cost of letting AI think for you. New research shows the difference between healthy and harmful AI use comes down to one habit.
Artemis II Flew on AI, but Came Home on Engineering
The Artemis II mission flew on autonomous AI systems, but the crew's survival depended on engineers solving a heat shield flaw by hand.
3I/ATLAS: The Interstellar Comet That Defied Expectations
An interstellar comet with CO2 ratios 60 times higher than anything in our solar system. 3I/ATLAS didn't just visit. It rewrote the chemistry.
Riemann Hypothesis, Energy Levels and the Endless Hunt for Zeros
A New Scientist video on the Riemann hypothesis is a fine guide to one of mathematics' deepest puzzles. Here is what lies beyond it: the 2024 breakthrough and the stranger...
Space Exploration: From Our Moon to the Edge of the Solar System
Space exploration has transformed from Cold War ambition into a global scientific enterprise. From Mars rovers to interstellar probes, here is what we have found, what we are looking for,...
Space Exploration: From Our Moon to the Edge of the Solar System
Space exploration has transformed from Cold War ambition into a global scientific enterprise. From Mars rovers to interstellar probes, here is what we...
Cosmology: The Science of How the Universe Works
Cosmology is the study of the universe as a whole: its origin, structure, evolution, and fate. From the Big Bang to dark energy,...
Quantum Physics Explained: Where Reality Gets Strange
Quantum physics governs atoms, light, and the technology in your pocket. It is also the most counterintuitive framework in all of science. Here...
Mathematics: The Language That Describes Reality
Mathematics is the language scientists use to describe reality. From prime numbers to infinity, from fractals to unsolved conjectures, here is what makes...
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AI Solves Erdős Math Problem: What's Next for AI in Mathematics?
An AI solved an 80-year-old Erdős math problem by walking a path mathematicians had collectively avoided.
Why Some Kids Find Math Hard
Stanford researchers find math-struggling children process errors differently in their brains, suggesting interventions should target metacognition, not just number sense.
Riemann Hypothesis, Energy Levels and the Endless Hunt for Zeros
A New Scientist video on the Riemann hypothesis is a fine guide to one of mathematics' deepest puzzles. Here is what lies beyond...
Endless Numbers, Endless Beauty: About Quanta's Infinity Piece
A stunning article from Quanta Magazine walks you through Cantor's diagonal proof for uncountable sets of infinite numbers - and puts the sizes...
How The James Webb Space Telescope Was Designed For Survival
Mark Clampin spent fifteen years as JWST's project scientist. In a Royal Institution lecture, he explains the 250 single-point failures the telescope had...
Can Physicists Finally Detect the Graviton Particle?
Graviton particle detection may finally be possible. PBS Space Time explains two proposals using quantum phonons and laser interferometers to test whether gravity...
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Transformer: The AI Architecture Behind Almost Everything
The 2017 neural-network architecture under almost every modern AI system, from GPT and Claude to AlphaFold and Whisper. Self-attention was all it needed.
Collatz Conjecture: Why 3n+1 Has Defied Proof Since 1937
The Collatz conjecture asks whether the 3n+1 rule always reaches 1. A child can follow it, yet it has resisted proof since 1937.
Multiverse: Bubble Universes, Quantum Branches, and What the Word Really Means
The multiverse is a hypothetical ensemble of universes beyond our own. The word covers three distinct ideas: cosmological bubble universes, the string-theory landscape,...
Riemann Hypothesis: The Conjecture That Controls Prime Numbers
The Riemann hypothesis claims all nontrivial zeros of the zeta function lie on a single line. If true, it pins down exactly how...
Artemis II Flew on AI, but Came Home on Engineering
The Artemis II mission flew on autonomous AI systems, but the crew's survival depended on engineers solving a heat shield flaw by hand.
