Researchers Claim to Have Solved the Perplexing ‘Reverse Sprinkler’ Problem

Scientists say they have solved in detail what may be the most famous lawn-care-related problem in all of physics. The ...
Scientific American

Mathematicians still don’t know the fastest way to multiply numbers

This requires an algorithm: students are taught to stack one number atop another and multiply each digit of the bottom number ...
Quanta Magazine

How Terry Tao Became an Evangelist for AI in Math

With automated proof-checkers, a problem can be broken up into small chunks, solved bit-by-bit, then reassembled with confidence that every piece is correct. For some, this heralds a new area in ...
Phys.org

Python scales host microstructures that block bacterial biofilms—revealing potential for antimicrobial materials

Materials inspired by nature, or biomimetic materials, are nothing new. Scientists have designed water-resistant materials inspired by lotus leaves and rose petals, unsinkable metals based on the ...
Wired

You Can Approximate Pi by Dropping Needles on the Floor

Happy Pi Day! March 14 is the date that otherwise rational people celebrate this irrational number, because 3/14 contains the first three digits of pi. And hey, pi deserves a day. By definition, it’s ...
GitHub

MathVerse : Does Your Multi-modal LLM Truly See the Diagrams in Visual Math Problems?

Official repository for the paper "MathVerse: Does Your Multi-modal LLM Truly See the Diagrams in Visual Math Problems?". 🌟 For more details, please refer to the project page with dataset exploration ...
InfoWorld

CPython vs. PyPy: Which Python runtime has the better JIT?

PyPy, an alternative runtime for Python, uses a specially created JIT compiler to yield potentially massive speedups over CPython, the conventional Python runtime. But PyPy’s exemplary performance has ...
InfoQ

Intel DeepMath Introduces a Smart Architecture to Make LLMs Better at Math

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...
Nature

Python, the movie! The programming language’s origin story comes to the silver screen

In 2005, Travis Oliphant was an information scientist working on medical and biological imaging at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, when he began work on NumPy, a library that has become a ...
cpajournal

Automating Data Analysis with Python Dashboards

In today’s data-rich environment, business are always looking for a way to capitalize on available data for new insights and increased efficiencies. Given the escalating volumes of data and the ...
Microsoft

Design interactive Pi Day activities with Ratio Riddles, PiCraft, and Math Progress

Celebrate Pi Day 2025 and support math skill building in your classroom with PiCraft, Ratio Riddles, Math Progress, and more. Pi Day, celebrated March 14 each year, is the perfect opportunity to fuel ...