Imagine a parallel universe where physicists are remunerated so handsomely that they can accumulate multitudinous assets. In this alternate universe, you naturally wish to share your good fortune, so ...

In 1994, a mathematician figured out how to make a quantum computer do something that no ordinary classical computer could. The work revealed that, in principle, a machine based on the rules of ...

The biggest problem in computer science remains unsolved, but researchers are more confident than ever about what the answer should be. A new poll reveals opinions on the P versus NP problem, the ...

Lance Fortnow on the current status and future outlook of solving the P-NP problem.