An engineer for New York Times Games has been trying to teach artificial intelligence to understand wordplay more like a human. By Shafik Quoraishee Shafik Quoraishee is a machine-learning engineer ...

Trump doubled down on his use of the derogatory insult while talking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Nov. 30 Pete Marovich/Getty; Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu Donald Trump said 'I think ...

The New York State Education Department is pushing new math guidelines, including a recommendation that teachers stop giving timed quizzes — because it stresses students out. The new guidelines also ...

In the third century BCE, Apollonius of Perga asked how many circles one could draw that would touch three given circles at exactly one point each. It would take 1,800 years to prove the answer: eight ...

Jake and Alma had yet another argument about money—budgets, who was spending what—but, like the others, it led to nowhere productive. But for other couples, it might not be about money but sex, or ...

Consider someone who’s perfectly content with their office chair. It’s not ergonomic, it doesn’t have lumbar support, but it works. Then, during a meeting or a visit to a friend’s office, they sit in ...

In a weekend in the spring of 2025, a clandestine mathematical conclave convened. Thirty of the world’s most renowned mathematicians traveled to Berkeley, Calif., with some coming from as far away as ...

There is little debate that AI will revolutionize working practices, but there is less agreement about the best way to exploit this transformation. While 90% of CIOs are piloting AI or investing in ...

Word problems try and tell students a story about the math problem in front of them. They are a useful way to connect abstract numbers to concrete situations, so students can learn early on to apply ...

A Minnesota woman seen using a racial slur against a child in a video posted on social media has raised over $300,000 through a crowdfunding campaign, saying she and her family need to relocate for ...

The ability to solve complex problems effectively has become a defining factor for success. Yet, despite the abundance of tools and methodologies available, I've noticed organizations often struggle ...

A UNSW Sydney mathematician has discovered a new method to tackle algebra's oldest challenge—solving higher polynomial equations. Polynomials are equations involving a variable raised to powers, such ...