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Frustrated by the AI industry’s claims of proving math results without offering transparency, a team of leading academics has ...

Amateur mathematicians are using artificial intelligence chatbots to solve long-standing problems, in a move that has taken professionals by surprise. While the problems in question aren’t the most ...

With electronics increasingly facing the challenges of high speed and more complex designs, test and measurement vendors an avalanche of test data to process. In response, they are increasingly ...

In this video, we solve a challenging geometry problem using pure logic, geometric reasoning, and smart observations—no trigonometric formulas required. This approach helps you build deeper ...

We live in a galaxy of data. From satellites and smartwatches to social media and swipes at a register, we have ways to measure the economy to an extent that would have seemed like science fiction ...

The Advent season begins this Sunday, and that means The Sound of Music will soon be on television in the United States. The ABC network airs the film classic starring Julie Andrews and Christopher ...

Gas turbines are visible at an xAI data center in Memphis, Tenn., on April 25, 2025. (Photo by Brandon Dill for The Washington Post via Getty Images) With energy demand to power artificial ...

After three tumultuous years, President Michael Schill would be “stepping down,” we learned in early September. Interim President Henry Bienen, previously NU president from 1995 to 2009, left ...