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How AI is helping the fight against mass extinction of plants and fungi
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (14+ words) Yahoo...
Humans and AI race to "blow up" math"s toughest equations
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (1482+ words) Whenever I get coffee with a mathematician, I always ask which of the seven Millennium Problems they think will be next to fall. These are math's most famous open questions. Solve one, and you'll win a $1-million prize'but it's only…...
More than 150 math experts tell governments not to trust AI hype after headline-making proof claims
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (408+ words) After headline-grabbing claims that AI may have solved famous math problems that stumped experts for decades, a growing number of mathematicians are warning governments to slow down and take a closer look. More than 150 experts have now signed a declaration…...
MHRA to roll out new AI sandbox for medicines development
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (468+ words) The UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has announced plans to launch a new AI sandbox to expedite the development of medicines and improve safety. The programme will investigate the ways in which AI can enhance the evaluation…...
Reading, Math Proficiency Fell In 47 States As Child Wellbeing Slid Post-COVID, New Kids Count Report
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (610+ words) Children's wellbeing in the U. S. declined between 2019 and 2024, with children in 29 states faring worse than before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the 2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book released Monday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The Annie E. Casey Foundation is a nonprofit organization…...
What the Garden Knows That AI Doesn't: Why the Natural World Is Still Our Greatest Teacher
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (240+ words) A segment outlines the limits of artificial intelligence in gardening and why hands-on observation remains essential for reliable results. In this overview, artificial intelligence is shown to excel at analyzing data and predicting trends, while gardening depends on shifting weather,…...
Three-Year-Old Stuns Viewers With Advanced Math Skills
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (300+ words) Instagram user Erin shared videos of her three-year-old son, Declan, solving large math problems that have caught the attention of thousands online. In one clip, Declan works through the addition problem 3, 487, 503 + 9, 564, 123, while another video shows him tackling multiplication exercises. According…...
Opinion: Why Students Reach College Underprepared for Math " And What to Do About It
2+ week, 17+ hour ago (308+ words) Stripped of careful phrasing, the logic is familiar: Some students are deficient, fixing them is costly, and enrolling too many of them threatens institutions. That is deficit thinking dressed in the language of stewardship. When an institution implies that certain…...
UC professors ask for reinstatement of standardized testing in admission due to poor math skills
2+ week, 2+ day ago (53+ words) Yahoo Hundreds of professors with the University of California system have signed a letter asking for the reinstatement of standardized testing in the admission process due to surprisingly low mathematical abilities in current college students. Gio Insignares reports....
Citing 'severe' math deficits, UC faculty demand a return to SAT tests for STEM applicants
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1146+ words) More than 600 University of California faculty members, led by mathematicians at UC Berkeley, are calling on the system to reinstate standardized testing requirements for science, technology, engineering and mathematics applicants, saying that six years of test-free admissions has not reliably…...