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What is the Fields medal and who won the ‘Nobel Prize of Mathematics’ in 2026?
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Long-standing Friends sofa problem cracked by Korean mathematician
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (339+ words) Friends season 5 episode 16: Ross tries to move the sofa 'PIVOT!' Long-standing Friends sofa problem cracked by Korean mathematician - Korean mathematician Dr Baek Jin Eon has resolved the long-standing "moving sofa problem", a geometry puzzle that has challenged researchers for nearly…...
Mathematician finally solves 60-year-old moving sofa problem popularised by Friends âpivotâ scene
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (505+ words) A Korean mathematician has solved one of geometry’s most stubborn puzzles, ending a problem that has challenged researchers for nearly 60 years and earning global recognition for a proof achieved without the help of computers. Dr Baek Jin Eon, 31, a research…...
18 children had illnesses so rare doctors were stumped. AI gave them answers
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (516+ words) OpenAI’s o3 model can help find answers to the unsolved mysteries in the medical field, according to a new study Love it or hate it, artificial intelligence has been integrated into humans' everyday lives — and now, it might actually save lives....
From rockets to cancer research, here's how the number pi is embedded in our lives
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (669+ words) Math nerds and dessert enthusiasts unite to celebrate Pi Day every March 14, the date that represents the first three digits of the mathematical constant pi. Representing the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, pi is approximately equal to…...
A chatbot entirely powered by humans, not artificial intelligence? This Chilean community shows why
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (490+ words) About 50 residents of a community outside Chile’s capital spent Saturday trying their best to power an entirely human-operated chatbot that could answer questions and make silly pictures on command, in a message to highlight the environmental toll of artificial intelligence…...
DoorDash wants to pay you to film your ‘everyday tasks’ to help train AI
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (290+ words) The data will help AI ‘understand the physical world,’ the delivery company said The delivery company DoorDash is now paying its couriers to help train artificial intelligence. DoorDash has launched the new Tasks app, which gives couriers opportunities to get…...
ChatGPT tested on 2,000-year-old maths puzzle, uncovering how it ‘thinks’
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (394+ words) AI chatbot’s thought process is ‘like a learner or scholar’, researchers say Researchers in Cambridge may have uncovered how ChatGPT thinks after testing the artificial intelligence chatbot with a 2,400-year-old maths puzzle. In a new study aimed at overcoming AI’s black…...
AI's impact could worsen gaps between world's rich and poor, a UN report says
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (562+ words) Behind the hoopla over the promise of artificial intelligence lay difficult realities, including how such technology might affect people already disadvantaged in a data-driven world. A new report by the United Nations Development Program notes most of the gains from…...
‘Most harmful’ AI revealed in new safety study
9+ mon, 4+ day ago (396+ words) None of the eight leading AI firms scored well when evaluated for existential risk The majority of artificial intelligence companies are failing to manage the catastrophic risks that come with the technology, according to a new study. The assessment by…...