Future events such as the weather or satellite trajectories are computed in tiny time steps, so the computation must be both ...

As NP3 begins its new journey, we are continuing on our quest to demonstrate that it is possible to foster a unified diverse community where everyone thrives and experiences belonging. We spent our ...

Quantum computers can outperform even the best classical supercomputers thanks to quantum entanglement and superposition, but even they can’t solve some problems. A new preprint study shows how ...

New York decides which 4-year-olds should be designated “gifted.” Many experts think that’s too young. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Tuesday. Today we’ll look at the continuing challenges that ...

Children as young as 4 years old are capable of finding efficient solutions to complex problems, such as independently inventing sorting algorithms developed by computer scientists. The scientists ...

About midway through Derek Thompson’s and Ezra Klein’s viral manifesto, Abundance, glares a line that calls back repeatedly, like a spell, through example after example of American business and ...

Implementation of lower and upper bound approximation algorithms for an NP-hard problem, with heuristics (Greedy, Layout) and metaheuristics (Genetic Algorithm, Simulated Annealing) to balance ...

Today we're looking at HyperLogLog, an algorithm that leverages random chance to count the number of distinct items are in a dataset. It does this by tracking the longest run of zeros in a binary ...

It’s common for governors and mayors to declare a state of emergency and activate the National Guard in the aftermath of hurricanes, tornadoes, and other natural disasters. But last month, officials ...

See the world through the lens of science. Sign up for our free, daily newsletter Today in Science. As a child of the 1990s, I couldn’t avoid the game-turned-best-seller Tetris. Launched in 1984 by ...

It is impossible to imagine a master chef who doesn’t know how to cook, a cabinet maker who doesn’t know anything about carpentry, or a pianist who can’t read music. All three sound like ...