Dunning explores how mathematical notation is a social, world-building technology. It’s natural to think of math as being fundamentally abstract. Whether it’s invented or discovered, its truths are so ...

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In a world run by computers, there is one algorithm that stands above all the rest. It powers search engines, encrypts your data, guides rockets, runs simulations, and makes the modern digital ...

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According to Google DeepMind, AlphaEvolve has successfully discovered multiple new algorithms for matrix multiplication, surpassing the previous AlphaTensor model in efficiency and performance (source ...

A look inside Quantinuum's quantum computer. Quantum computing is still in the early stages of development, but it has proven to be an extremely powerful tool for various applications. While most ...

Some of the biggest challenges in teaching math aren’t about the numbers and operations themselves, but students’ attitudes toward them. Getting students to think deeply about problems, persevere ...

Comstock Park — Marshmallows, math and hot cocoa created the perfect equation for a little multiplication on a snowy Friday morning at Pine Island Elementary. Students in Rachel Haveman’s third-grade ...

A Michigan educator blamed a new algorithm for a 10-point drop in math scores in 2024. Participants at an Oct. 8, Saline Area Schools Board of Education meeting reviewed the district’s performance on ...