Breakthrough optimization results advance fairness and transparency in global competition scheduling ST. LOUIS, MO, ...
AI could soon spew out hundreds of mathematical proofs that look "right" but contain hidden flaws, or proofs so complex we ...
UC Santa Cruz researchers are exploring how brains learn, adapt, and improve, which could help us better understand and address neurological conditions.
One would imagine that an AI capable of solving the hardest Olympiad problems would naturally produce novel scientific breakthroughs, yet this has not been the case.
Abstract: Metaheuristic algorithms have demonstrated strong effectiveness in solving complex real-world optimization problems. This paper presents two discrete metaheuristic approaches for the ...
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Neither classical nor quantum: This computer lets light solve complex calculations
For decades, the solution to harder problems has been ‘build a bigger computer’— but ...
According to @gdb and @neelsomani on X, GPT-5.2 Pro has successfully solved Erdős problem #281, a previously unsolved challenge in mathematics, without any prior human solutions. Mathematician Terence ...
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at UC Berkeley, George Dantzig—a first-year graduate student—copied two problems ...
The leading approach to the simplex method, a widely used technique for balancing complex logistical constraints, can’t get any better. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at the ...
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