Moser’s circle problem can be used to divide a pizza into one, two, four, eight, 16 or 31 slices. It’s a perfect example of ...

As companies entrust AI systems with increasingly valuable intellectual property, the policies governing model training, ...

A Reddit user tracked randomized playback of their 2,000-song playlist and discovered an exact 72-song sequence played twice in identical order on consecutive days. The repetition occurred despite ...

Anthropic is permanently increasing Claude Code's standard weekly usage limits by 25% for Pro, Max, Team, and seat-based Enterprise plans, but it's not as good as it sounds. If you use Claude, you're ...

The genetic code is what life everywhere uses to convert the information contained in DNA into specific protein sequences. With minor variations, the same genetic code is used by every living thing on ...

This article is from Proof Positive, our friendly math newsletter that’s delivered to your inbox every Tuesday afternoon. Sign up today and read it first. As a teenager, I spent countless hours ...

Precise activation of tens of thousands of genes is critical for healthy development and growth. Specialized segments of our DNA are responsible for carefully orchestrating genetic sequences that ...

Scientists have revealed the DNA sequence code of the “initiator,” a crucial sequence that kick-starts gene activation. A machine learning analysis of a half million experimental data points yielded ...

One of the winners of this year’s Fields Medal is headed to OpenAI. Last Thursday, Jacob Tsimerman was one of four mathematicians awarded the prestigious honor, which is sometimes called the Nobel ...

In Spring 2025, we — Lilly Fang, Lester Mackey and our two children — noticed that something odd was happening to our family. First, Noah turned the odd age of 9 in May. Then Isaiah turned odd — or, ...

Researchers use a quantum Bell test to generate certifiably random numbers, key ingredients for secure network communications. Applied to a string of bits, the team’s approach to randomness ...