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OpenAI claims blockbuster math breakthrough amid swirl of controversy
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (284+ words) this.” Joseph Howlett is a senior reporter at Scientific American covering physics, math, astronomy, and...money. That’s why I and the journalists here at Scientific American hope you’ll join our community. Jeanna Bryner, Editor in Chief, Scientific American...
The summer AI ate math
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (1424+ words) everything.” For anyone who knows Tsimerman well, the news was less of a surprise. He recently authored a “taxonomy”...
There are just five perfect shapes in math—here's why
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (687+ words) The five Platonic solids are the epitome of perfection—at least in mathematics. Topology explains why there are only five of them By Manon Bischoff edited by Daisy Yuhas Admittedly, their names offer no special aesthetic appeal. But their forms…...
Mathematicians discover the worst way to hang a painting
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (351+ words) a related math puzzle here. Emma R. Hasson is Scientific American’s Games ace and a Ph.D. candidate in...Hasson was also a 2025 AAAS Mass Media Fellow at Scientific American. Great science journalism requires human...money. That’s why I and the…...