AI makes a major breakthrough in a math problem that had stumped experts for decades

For nearly 80 years, mathematicians have struggled to solve a classic geometry puzzle first posed by Paul Erdős in 1946: the ...
as.com

Forrest Galante, wildlife expert, on invasive species in the U.S.: “The Burmese python problem really is out of control in Florida”

British journalist and translator who joined Diario AS in 2013. Focuses on soccer – chiefly the Premier League, LaLiga, the Champions League, the Liga MX and MLS. On occasion, also covers American ...
Wired

Using AI for Just 10 Minutes Might Make You Lazy and Dumb, Study Shows

Using AI chatbots for even just 10 minutes may have a shockingly negative impact on people’s ability to think and problem-solve, according to a new study from researchers at Carnegie Mellon, MIT, ...
WESH

Python Problem: Experts say the large snakes are moving north into Brevard County

BURMESE PYTHONS ARE ONE OF THE STATE’S MOST FEARSOME INVASIVE SPECIES, AND WHILE THEY MAINTAINED A PRESENCE IN THE EVERGLADES FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS, A NEW STUDY REVEALS THEY’RE TRAVELING NORTH. JJ ...
Education Week

AI + Math Learning. How to Solve a New Problem

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics makes the argument that teachers, principals, and district leaders must “stay up to date on current AI trends” to prepare students for the future. But ...
The New Yorker

An Economist’s Quest to Solve America’s Wage Problem

You’re reading The Financial Page, John Cassidy’s weekly column on economics and politics. In the early nineteen-nineties, when Arindrajit Dube was growing up in Seattle, where his parents were ...
Forbes

Google's Head Of Learning Says AI Can't Solve Education's Real Problem

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Ben Gomes argues the most important thing in education is something no algorithm can ...
The New York Times

A Predictable Problem

Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a well-known problem, appears to have caught Trump off guard. By Katrin Bennhold I’m the host of The World. Iran’s willingness and ability to disrupt the global ...
New Scientist

The race to solve the biggest problem in quantum computing

Quantum computers are already here, but they make far too many errors. This is arguably the biggest obstacle to the technology really becoming useful, but recent breakthroughs suggest a solution may ...
Scientific American

A clever math shortcut could reveal your problem-solving superpower

Some readers may solve the problem procedurally: line up the two numbers, add the ones column, carry the one, and add the tens to get 43. Others might instead notice a creative shortcut: 29 + 14 is ...
Outdoor Life

What It’s Like to Get Dragged Through a Florida Swamp by a 200-Pound Python

Some families go to the beach or into the mountains together. Others prefer museums, movies, or theme parks. Carl Jackson’s clan, though, would rather be chasing invasive Burmese pythons through the ...