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

The leading approach to the simplex method, a widely used technique for balancing complex logistical constraints, can’t get any better. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at the ...

Why is this happening? Technology educator Avery Swartz told Canadian news outlet CTV News that she thinks women take less risks in the workplace because “statistically, they are more likely to be ...

Consider someone who’s perfectly content with their office chair. It’s not ergonomic, it doesn’t have lumbar support, but it works. Then, during a meeting or a visit to a friend’s office, they sit in ...

Take advantage of the MethodImplAttribute class in C# to inline methods and improve the execution speed of your .NET applications. The Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler is a component of the Common Language ...

New research details an intriguing new way to solve "unsolvable" algebra problems that go beyond the fourth degree – something that has generally been deemed impossible using traditional methods for ...

A UNSW Sydney mathematician has discovered a new method to tackle algebra's oldest challenge—solving higher polynomial equations. Polynomials are equations involving a variable raised to powers, such ...

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Here’s one more thing we owe to the restless mind of Steve Jobs: hyper-efficient, ultra-tough windows for homes. This new kind of window could save American households billions of dollars in wasted ...

With the recent announcement that Vice President Kamala Harris is the presumptive 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, the “first-naming” of her has intensified. Vice President Harris is frequently ...