Alpöge’s discovery is the latest in a string of high-profile mathematical breakthroughs made by large language models. Recent examples include OpenAI’s disproof of the unit distance conjecture, and ...

Held up as a new route to college admissions, the Classic Learning Test has instead become a remedial high-school graduation ...

“The war between reason and religion was never necessary,” Dr. Israel added. “If you are looking for a scientifically ...

Researchers showed each giraffe the contents of several containers, which held varying numbers of carrots, then added extra pieces to one of them. Afterward, the animal would choose a container to get ...

A mathematical formula inscribed on a wall at the Maya site of Xultun in Guatemala has revealed the name of an important Maya mathematician-astronomer for the first time. Researchers suggest Sak Tahn ...

Researchers found that some animals could “count” carrots in a test—and may have better numerical skills than dogs or horses. Scientists say the numerical skills displayed by zoo giraffes may help ...

Thomas Mulligan breaks down the viral mathematical puzzle that sparked a massive debate and left the online community scratching their heads. Don't ignore two warning signs of 'silent killer' that ...

An exploration of chaos theory in population dynamics showed that unpredictable systems can often be modelled using surprisingly simple mathematics. Michael P. H. Stumpf is in the School of ...

For travellers arriving in an unfamiliar city, one of the most common dilemmas emerges almost immediately: should they continue trying different restaurants every evening in search of the perfect meal ...

You don't need your Calculator app to perform conversions and equations. When Apple released iOS 18 in 2024, that update upgraded Messages to let it perform ...

Some "simple math" indicates that oil prices need to rise to balance out the huge supply disruption triggered by the Iran war, JPMorgan analyst Natasha Kaneva wrote in a note this week. Brent oil ...

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