Math Harvard mathematician answers 150-year-old chess problem The queen is the most powerful piece on the chessboard. Unlike any other (including the... Published on: 2022-01-24 Researcher develops new tool for understanding hard computational problems that appear intractable The notion that some computational problems in math and computer science can be hard should... Published on: 2022-01-10 Learn how to make a sonobe unit in origami, and unlock a world of mathematical wonder Many of us could happily fold a paper crane, yet few feel confident solving an... Published on: 2022-01-05 Alternative statistical method could improve clinical trials An alternative statistical method honed and advanced by Cornell researchers can make clinical trials more... Published on: 2021-12-21 A mathematical model may give more efficient climate talks Achieving consensus among countries in global climate negotiations is a long and complicated process. Researchers... Published on: 2021-12-15 Analysis of 88,000 matches shows soccer outcomes have become increasingly predictable A pair of researchers at the University of Oxford has found that over the past... Published on: 2021-12-15 The paradox of big data spoils vaccination surveys When Delphi-Facebook and the U.S. Census Bureau provided near-real time estimates of COVID-19 vaccine uptake... Published on: 2021-12-08 Maths researchers hail breakthrough in applications of artificial intelligence For the first time, computer scientists and mathematicians have used artificial intelligence to help prove... Published on: 2021-12-01 The Riemann conjecture unveiled by physics A mystery of mathematics that has remained unsolved for more than 150 years can be... Published on: 2021-11-23 An exploration of tipping in complex systems Complex systems can be found in a diverse array of real-world scenarios, but are unified... Published on: 2021-11-23 Pythagoras' revenge: Humans didn't invent mathematics, it's what the world is made of Many people think that mathematics is a human invention. To this way of thinking, mathematics... Published on: 2021-11-22 New method to analyze low-probability, high-risk events such as earthquakes, pandemics Quick—if you had to guess, what would you think is most likely to end all... Published on: 2021-11-18 Does batting second in T20 world cup cricket offer a crucial advantage? A statistics professor explains While Australian cricket fans celebrate their team's triumph at the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World... Published on: 2021-11-17 A brief history of minimal surfaces and the ants that love them Consider a soap bubble. The way it contains the minimal possible surface area is surprisingly... Published on: 2021-11-17 Lake's radioactivity concentration predicted for 10,000 days after the Fukushima accident In March 2011, the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant was damaged by a powerful earthquake... Published on: 2021-11-04 Older posts
