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.

Personalized algorithms may quietly sabotage how people learn, nudging them into narrow tunnels of information even when they start with zero prior knowledge. In the study, participants using ...

Despite the lack of clear definition—even OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, has called AGI a “weakly defined term”—the idea that ...

In the GenAI era, program comprehension is not just another skill in the toolbox; it is the toolbox itself. It enables learners to move beyond passive acceptance of AI outputs, guiding them to ...

Today’s leading AI models can already write and refine their own software. The question is whether that self-improvement can ...

A new NURBS-based algorithm is revolutionizing gridshell design by enabling faster, smoother, and more flexible shape-finding ...

Detectives often find important clues by digging through rubbish. That approach paid off tremendously for systems biologist Yifat Merbl. When she and her team investigated cellular recycling centres ...

Applicants for fall 2026 admission to the master’s and PhD programs in computer science must complete the following steps no later than 10 p.m. MST on Dec. 15, 2025. All documents, including Letters ...

LandSpace has become China's most advanced private rocket company and the country's closest equivalent to Elon Musk's SpaceX, following U.S. rivals in betting its future on rockets that can fly more ...

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 ...