In a recent study of more than 1,600 children, we found that the ability to sustain mental effort over time—or “cognitive ...

I have a confession that probably won't surprise anyone who knows me well: I love reading books about mathematicians. Not because I understand the dense mathematics. I struggled through four semesters ...

Indian MCX gold futures fell 1.93% to ₹149,500 per 10 grams, dropping below pre-duty-hike levels as declining global prices ...

Richard Feynman could turn almost anything into physics and math. Even lunch. One day in the late 1970s, the Nobel ...

If recent box office performances are any indication, we are entering a world in which independent cinema dominates theaters.

Dan Dreyfus, founder of Borneite Capital, warned on the All-In Podcast that America’s grid is in such poor shape that ...

The second batch of “First Proof” problems is meant to evaluate AI’s usefulness for research-level math. The best model got ...

Artificial intelligence is mastering the kinds of projects that have long helped to build the careers of young mathematicians ...

The result is correct but challenges core norms of mathematics: checking proofs, crediting ideas and keeping research open to ...

Little progress had been made in solving Ramsey problems since the 1930s. Now, researchers have found the answer to r(4,t), a longstanding Ramsey problem that has perplexed the math world for decades.

An idea from topology explains why you can never get rid of your cowlicks—and, oddly enough, it’s critical in nuclear fusion ...

Research suggests the answer may be both. On one hand, people do show relatively stable preferences when it comes to romantic ...