She solved a 400-year-old problem that Newton and Kepler couldn't: Meet the Ukrainian mathematician Maryna Viazovska

A 400-year-old mathematical puzzle concerning the most efficient way to pack spheres in eight dimensions has been solved by ...
Quanta Magazine

Physicists Discover the Most Complex Forms of Ice Yet

Ice comes in more forms than what you’ll find in a freezer or a glacier. Since 1900, scientists have observed more than 20 ...
Nature

‘The job description is changing’: mathematician Terence Tao on the rise of AI

Terence Tao has been exploring the intersection between maths and AI. Credit: David Esquivel/UCLA. Is mathematics being taken ...

Mental math's shortcut—pupil dilation suggests people start solving before all numbers are in

People often solve simple arithmetic problems, such as basic addition, subtraction, multiplication or division, in their ...

AI Solved A Mathematical Problem That Had Stumped The World’s Best Minds For Decades

GPT-5.4 Pro cracked a conjecture in number theory that had stumped generations of mathematicians, using a proof strategy that ...
MIT Technology Review

This startup wants to change how mathematicians do math

Axiom Math is giving away a powerful new AI tool. But it remains to be seen if it speeds up research as much as the company hopes. Axiom Math, a startup based in Palo Alto, California, has released a ...
Cinema Blend

Ryan Gosling Couldn't Figure Out The Project Hail Mary 'Space Math.' So, Production Used A Little Trick

There’s a certain expectation that comes with starring in a hard sci-fi movie. You don’t necessarily need to be a scientist, but you at least have to look like you know what you’re doing. For Ryan ...
MIT Technology Review

OpenAI is throwing everything into building a fully automated researcher

An exclusive conversation with OpenAI’s chief scientist, Jakub Pachocki, about his firm's new grand challenge and the future of AI. OpenAI is refocusing its research efforts and throwing its resources ...
Computerworld

GPT 5.4 solves previously unsolved math problem with help from long-forgotten human research

GPT just keeps getting better at mathematics, increasingly solving the trickiest of problems. In January, AI testing company Epoch AI found that a previous version of the AI model, GPT-5.2 Pro had ...
NBC DFW

Dry erase board digs up success at Arlington ISD junior high school

There is a success story brewing in Southeast Arlington. Students at a school that has struggled academically have found a new secret to success thanks to a first-year teacher at Workman Junior High ...
Edutopia

5 Ways to Free Up Working Memory in Math

Working memory is critical for tackling difficult math problems, but it is finite and can be overburdened quickly, making it hard for students to parse out details and steps when working through ...
ZME Science

Computer Chips Designed Like Biological Brains Can Finally Handle Massive Math Problems Without Guzzling Energy Like a Normal Supercomputer

When you swing a tennis racket or catch a set of keys, you aren’t thinking about wind resistance or gravity. Yet, to perform that motion, your brain is solving a massive physics problem in ...