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Mathematicians make rare breakthrough on notoriously tricky 'Ramsey number' problem
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA visual representation of Ramsey theorem for five nodes on a graph. Here, no triangle has edges...
A 79-year-old mathematician may have just solved an infinite dimension puzzle that's vexed theorists...
Live Science via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA 3D rendering of abstract shapes linked up Two weeks ago, a modest-looking paper was uploaded to...
Physicist writes Wikipedia pages for female pioneers in STEM
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPhysicist Jess Wade was shocked that she couldn't find information on some of the women in STEM who...
Will ChatGPT Disrupt Wall Street Algos?
Zacks via Yahoo Finance· 12 months agoIf you are an investor or an active day trader, you likely know of Renaissance Technologies. This is the giant hedge fund "accidentally" started by mathematician Jim Simons in 1978, initially ...
William Watson: An occasion for sympathy
Financial Post via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoGoogle turns 25 next month. It has been a wild ride, as changes in how we think about the name itself indicate. “Google” started out as cute and amusing,...
Dr. Stan Franklin dies: Memphis genius pioneered 'Artificial Intelligence'
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 1 year ago"Are computer viruses alive? "Do machines have rights? "Can artificial intelligence be created in a...
Gainesville historian gives presentation about local 'hidden figure'
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSunday Assembly's latest meeting featured a presentation billed as “Carolyn Beatrice Parker:...
Why kids make the best amateur fossil hunters
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 10 months agoa child exploring dinosaur bones What’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer if...
Tom Holland’s ‘The Crowded Room’ Is Unfortunately Empty: TV Review
Variety via Yahoo News· 12 months agoSPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers from “The Crowded Room.” Over 20 years ago,...
Nicholas Goldberg: Shakespeare, mathematics and the monkey who called 911
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHave you heard about the monkey who called 911? Two weeks ago the San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s office received a 911 call, but there was no voice on the other end. Baffled, deputies were ...