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lnginnorthernbc.ca > 03/14/2026 > pi-day-highlights-the-role-of-mathematics-in-the-science-of-measurements

Pi Day highlights the role of mathematics in the science of measurements

1+ hour, 55+ min ago  (295+ words) Mathematical constant celebrated on March 14 is the basis for calculations used in metrology, engineering and measurement technologies Inmetro (National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology) highlighted this Saturday (March 14, 2026) the importance of the number Pi () for the science of measurements....

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lnginnorthernbc.ca > 03/14/2026 > there-is-a-new-category-of-prime-numbers-its-a-delicate-subject

There is a new category of prime numbers. It's a delicate subject

11+ hour ago  (585+ words) Note the numbers 294,001, 505,447 and 584,141. Do you notice anything special about them? You may recognize that they are all primes: divisible only by themselves and 1. But these particular primes are even more unusual. Mathematicians have revealed a new category of prime…...

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lnginnorthernbc.ca > 03/14/2026 > mathematics-is-undergoing-the-biggest-transformation-in-its-history

Mathematics is undergoing the biggest transformation in its history

21+ hour, 41+ min ago  (551+ words) The speed at which artificial intelligence is gaining mathematical capabilities has taken many by surprise. As New Scientist noted in an article, the "new" world is rewriting what it means to be a mathematician. In March 2025, the mathematician Daniel Litt…...

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lnginnorthernbc.ca > 03/13/2026 > mathematics-day-is-already-being-celebrated-in-vienna-today

Mathematics Day is already being celebrated in Vienna today - News Room USA | LNG in Northern BC

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (183+ words) UNESCO's "International Day of Mathematics" (IDM), initiated by the International Mathematical Union, is celebrated annually on March 14th. Already today, Friday, on the occasion of the proclaimed day - the English spelling 3.14 refers to the mathematical circular constant Pi is and is also…...

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lnginnorthernbc.ca > 03/02/2026 > scientists-created-mini-brains-and-taught-them-how-to-solve-an-engineering-problem

Scientists created mini-brains (and taught them how to solve an engineering problem)

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (906+ words) A few small masses of lab-grown brain tissue have demonstrated a remarkable proof of concept: living neuronal circuits can be guided to solve a classical control problem through carefully structured feedback. In a closed cycle system that provided electrical feedback…...

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lnginnorthernbc.ca > 02/27/2026 > why-math-lessons-often-fail-and-how-it-can-be-done-better

Why math lessons often fail and how it can be done better

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (104+ words) Seven obvious things that could immediately improve math lessons Source link The rarest color in the world is worth billions of euros (to whoever can find it) Laughter after Trump's statement about the US women's team: Ice hockey Olympic champions…...

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lnginnorthernbc.ca > 01/18/2026 > amateur-mathematicians-are-using-ai-to-solve-decades-old-problems

Amateur mathematicians are using AI to solve decades-old problems

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (696+ words) Professional mathematicians are amazed at the progress made by amateurs in solving ancient problems with the assistance of AI tools " a development they believe could lead to a new way of doing mathematics. Amateur mathematicians are using Artificial Intelligence chatbots…...

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lnginnorthernbc.ca > 01/05/2026 > rethinking-mathematics-in-the-era-of-artificial-intelligence-coffee-and-theorems-science

Rethinking mathematics in the era of artificial intelligence | Coffee and theorems | Science

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (561+ words) For decades, it was an intermittent promise: it dazzled in laboratories, went out in technological winters, and came back on with each leap in computing power. Today that promise is a reality, which forces us to rethink multiple aspects of…...

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lnginnorthernbc.ca > 01/04/2026 > darwin-inspired-award-winning-portuguese-robot-brain

Darwin inspired award-winning Portuguese robot “brain”

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (188+ words) Project by Jo'o Gaspar Cunha envisions a new generation of neuroadaptive robotic partners. Jo'o Gaspar Cunha is a PhD student in Electronic and Computer Engineering at the University of Minho. Developed a robot, in a study entitled "The neuroevolution of…...

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lnginnorthernbc.ca > 12/31/2025 > a-century-later-ramanujans-pi-equations-help-unlock-natures-secrets

A century later, Ramanujan’s Pi equations help unlock nature’s secrets

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (606+ words) //Wedk / Wikipedia; Appendix Store Guvara / Depositphtos In 1914, the renowned Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan published a brief article detailing several unusual formulas for calculating the value of number ". Using just a few mathematical terms, these formulas made it possible to generate…...