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Month: February 2026

Math

Exploring why some children struggle to learn math

February 9, 2026 Phys Org

Hyesang Chang and colleagues, from Stanford University, explored why some children struggle to learn math compared to their peers in a new JNeurosci paper. Children selected which numbers were bigger than others across different trials, […]

Math

Why elite chess ratings get stuck: A new model treats draws as data

February 9, 2026 Phys Org

Here’s a statistical challenge worthy of a grandmaster: How do you create an accurate ranking system when the best players usually don’t win? This is the conundrum of elite chess. The stronger the players, the […]

Math

Leading AI models struggle to solve original math problems

February 9, 2026 Phys Org

Mathematics, like many other scientific endeavors, is increasingly using artificial intelligence. Of course, math is the backbone of AI, but mathematicians are also turning to these tools for tasks like literature searches and checking manuscripts […]

Computers

Small modular reactors gain competitive edge with new digital twin

February 9, 2026 Tech Xplore

Advanced nuclear is within reach—and a new digital twin reveals how smarter plant operations can enhance the economic viability and safety of small modular reactors, or SMRs. In collaboration with the University of Tennessee and […]

Computers

Is artificial general intelligence already here? A new case that today’s LLMs meet key tests

February 7, 2026 Tech Xplore

Will artificial intelligence ever be able to reason, learn, and solve problems at levels comparable to humans? Experts at the University of California San Diego believe the answer is yes—and that such artificial general intelligence […]

Math

A ‘crazy’ dice proof leads to a new understanding of a fundamental law of physics

February 5, 2026 Phys Org

Right now, molecules in the air are moving around you in chaotic and unpredictable ways. To make sense of such systems, physicists use a law known as the Boltzmann distribution, which, rather than describe exactly […]

Computers

A bot-only social media platform: What the Moltbook experiment is teaching us about AI

February 5, 2026 Tech Xplore

What happens when you create a social media platform that only AI bots can post to? The answer, it turns out, is both entertaining and concerning. Moltbook is exactly that—a platform where artificial intelligence agents […]

Internet

Countries using internet blackouts to boost censorship: Proton

February 5, 2026 Tech Xplore

As countries step up their use of internet shutdowns to muzzle dissent, some are also taking advantage of the blackouts to increase censorship firewalls, internet privacy company Proton warned in an interview with AFP.This article […]

Math

A digital game improves the mathematical performance of children with dyscalculia

February 4, 2026 Phys Org

Dyscalculia, characterized by deficits in number sense and calculation skills, affects approximately 5%–7% of the population and often persists into adulthood. A team from the University of Barcelona and the University of Vic—Central University of […]

Internet

Whack-a-mole: US academic fights to purge his AI deepfakes

February 4, 2026 Tech Xplore

As deepfake videos of John Mearsheimer multiplied across YouTube, the American academic rushed to have them taken down, embarking on a grueling fight that laid bare the challenges of combating AI-driven impersonation.This article was originally […]

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