A simple question about a spinning needle has haunted mathematicians for more than a century. It led to the Kakeya conjecture ...

Prime numbers are sometimes called math’s “atoms” because they can be divided by only themselves and 1. For two millennia, mathematicians have wondered if the prime numbers are truly random, or if ...

The amplituhedron, a shape at the heart of particle physics, appears to be deeply connected to the mathematics of paper folding.

Axiom Math, which has recruited top talent from Meta, has raised $64 million in seed funding to build an AI math whiz.

Strong spatial skills are critical for everyday tasks and across many careers—they also strengthen students’ math performance ...

Short-term memory is finite and fills up quickly. Here are 7 ways we can free up space for clearer-headed mathematical ...

Dan Shipper in Chain of Thought Last week I wrote that we’d be publishing a few excerpts from a book I’m writing about the worldview I’ve developed by writing, coding, and living with AI. Here’s the ...

Virtual particles may not be real, but they help physicists track how forces move, and allow for incredibly precise ...

OctopusEffects, #Blender Here is a tutorial for making a cartoon cupcake for Blender 3.2. Use basic operations to create cups ...

George Chalhoub argues for transparent and enforceable guidelines for regulating the use of AI in scientific peer review.