All of modern mathematics is built on the foundation of set theory, the study of how to organize abstract collections of objects. But in general, research mathematicians don’t need to think about it ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

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A peer-reviewed paper about Chinese startup DeepSeek's models explains their training approach but not how they work through ...

An engineer for New York Times Games has been trying to teach artificial intelligence to understand wordplay more like a human.

Here you can find CCEA past papers for GCSE Physics (Single Science). Use the links below to download question papers and mark schemes (which contain the answers). If you’re unsure whether you need ...

Social media companies and their respective algorithms have repeatedly been accused of fueling political polarization by promoting divisive content on their platforms. Now, two U.S. Senators have ...

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In typical light-based computing, models parse tensors by firing laser arrays multiple times. They function like a machine that scans a barcode on a package to determine its contents, except that in ...

Science writer David Berreby shares his personal journey with griefbots and discusses how they can offer unexpected comfort, insight and connection in the wake of loss.