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Math puzzle: The sum of all circles
11+ hour, 19+ min ago (239+ words) The arrangement leaves gaps in the square's four corners, two of which are filled with smaller circles that just barely touch the big red circle and the two corner sides of the blue square. This, in ... Math puzzle: The sum…...
AI uncovers solutions to Erdős problems, moving closer to transforming math
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (964+ words) Is AI on the precipice of revolutionizing math? It depends LLMs have recently helped find solutions to a number of minor longstanding problems. But a new plan called First Proof is really putting them to the test By Joseph Howlett…...
Mathematicians issue a major challenge to AI—show us your work
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (444+ words) Mathematicians issue a major challenge to AI: Show us your work Frustrated by the AI industry's claims of proving math results without offering transparency, a team of leading academics has proposed a better way By Joseph Howlett edited by Claire…...
Mathematicians discover new ways to make round shapes
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (378+ words) Mathematicians discover new ways to make round shapes A new proof solves a long-standing problem about the doughnut-shaped torus By Rachel Crowell edited by Clara Moskowitz Your peculiar-looking shape will be trickier to construct than one with a smooth surface....
What ‘6-7,’ demons and The Big Bang Theory tell us about prime numbers
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (662+ words) What "6-7," demons and The Big Bang Theory tell us about prime numbers Prime numbers have fascinated humankind for generations'here are three of the most intriguing primes By Manon Bischoff edited by Daisy Yuhas Prime numbers are like the atoms of…...
Cracking DNA’s dark matter with AI, surviving two days without lungs, and uncovering a botanical mystery
1+ week, 5+ day ago (860+ words) AI illuminates DNA's "dark matter,' doctors make artificial lungs, and a lipstick vine defies evolution How a new AI model could help us better understand noncoding DNA, how doctors kept a man alive without lungs for two days, and what…...
Google DeepMind unleashes new AI to investigate DNA’s ‘dark matter’
2+ week, 2+ day ago (342+ words) Google DeepMind unleashes new AI to investigate DNA's "dark matter' DeepMind's AlphaGenome AI model could help solve the problem of predicting how variations in noncoding DNA shape gene expression By Tanya Lewis edited by Claire Cameron Exactly how this DNA…...
NASA gears up for Artemis II, scientists use AI to give stroke patients their voice back, and cave art discovery breaks record
2+ week, 5+ day ago (735+ words) NASA gears up for a historic lunar flyby, AI gives stroke patients hope, and researchers discover the oldest known cave art What's on the road to the launch of NASA's Artemis II, how scientists are using artificial intelligence to help…...
World models could unlock the next revolution in artificial intelligence
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (291+ words) The next AI revolution could start with world models Why today's AI systems struggle with consistency, and how emerging world models aim to give machines a steady grasp of space and time By Deni Ellis B'chard edited by Eric Sullivan…...
Why Does Life Keep Evolving These Geometric Patterns?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (163+ words) Why Does Life Keep Evolving These Geometric Patterns? A global catalog shows how creatures across the tree of life balance rigidity with flexibility in remarkably consistent ways By Anirban Mukhopadhyay edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier The same tile structures with…...