P vs. NP asks: are these two classes actually the same? If P = NP, then every “hard” problem is secretly fast to solve; we ...
What's the best way to learn a puzzle or solve a problem? Consider a task where you must predict the weather from mysterious symbols. Should you try to interpret all the clues at once, or master them ...
A new quantum-inspired algorithm has cracked a problem so massive that conventional supercomputers struggle to even approach it. Researchers used the method to simulate extraordinarily complex quantum ...
Penn researchers have developed a smarter AI method for solving notoriously difficult inverse equations, which help scientists uncover hidden causes behind observable effects. By introducing ...
Consider the following real-life story: A Black college student is handed a petition demanding racially segregated housing on campus. He doesn’t agree with it, but his peers tell him that refusing to ...
When Carlo Rovelli's bicycle chain comes off, he calls a bike-shop mechanic, never a particle physicist - even though particle physics technically governs every bolt on the thing. The Italian ...
“We are on track to see what might be the three biggest I.P.O.s of all time.” By Kevin RooseCasey NewtonWhitney JonesRachel CohnVjeran PavicChris WoodDan PowellElisheba IttoopMarion Lozano and Rowan ...
The Crystal Arrow Exercise is being used by NATO as a way to put new equipment such as uncrewed ground and aerial vehicles into the hands of alliance users, particularly Latvian and Baltic forces.