Mathematics-based approach improves brain-state detection using fNIRS signals

Researchers have developed a new method that greatly improves the accuracy of brain-state classification with functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). The brain-imaging technique fNIRS allows ...
The 74

These Schools Are Beating the Odds in Teaching Kids to Read

New analysis compares literacy vs. poverty rates for 10,000 districts, 42,000 schools and 3 million kids. Is your school a ...
CNET

Your iPhone's Messages App Is a Math Whiz. No, Really

Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his hometown, Cincinnati, for five years. You can usually find him reading and drinking coffee or watching a ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Google Wants Superintelligent AI. First It Has to Beat Teen Math Prodigies

While 630 young math prodigies were sitting in a conference room on Australia’s sunshine coast, readying their pencils for the International Math Olympiad, a potential rival was still en route from ...
GitHub

Using LAMBDA functions

EPPlus supports Lambda functions from version 8.2. With Lambda functions you can define custom reusable formulas directly in the workbook, without needing VBA or external code. From version 8.2, ...
PC Gamer

Microsoft launches Copilot AI function in Excel, but warns not to use it in 'any task requiring accuracy or reproducibility'

Software Microsoft announces it will automatically install the Copilot AI app alongside desktop versions of 365 products like Word, Excel and PowerPoint this October—and it seems like there's no way ...
ESPN

CFP selection committee to use enhanced metrics

The College Football Playoff selection committee will announce its first of six rankings on Nov. 4 using enhanced metrics to help evaluate schedule strength and how teams perform against their slate, ...
Geeky Gadgets

Excel Formulas and Functions to Skyrocket Your Spreadsheet Productivity

Have you ever found yourself staring at a sprawling Excel spreadsheet, overwhelmed by rows and columns of data that seem impossible to manage? You’re not alone. Despite its reputation as a workplace ...
IFLScience

Want To Use Dragons As Dice? Now You Can, Thanks To Math

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...
Engadget

How to turn your old iPad into a digital picture frame

If you have an old iPad and you’re interested in externalizing some of the thousands of photos in your iCloud account, this guide’s for you. Instead of buying a new digital picture frame, you can turn ...
IEEE

Introducing Modeling, Analysis, and Control of Three-Phase Electrical Systems Using Geometric Algebra

Abstract: This article introduces a novel framework based on geometric algebra (GA) for the modeling, analysis, and control of three-phase electrical systems, with a focus on unbalanced scenarios. The ...
PBS

3 ways scientists use math to help debunk UFO videos

Editor’s note: We’ve updated this story with the phrase “unidentified anomalous phenomena,” NASA’s most recent term for unidentified aerial phenomena. When NASA asked Boston University space physicist ...