Overview: Large Language Models predict text; they do not truly calculate or verify math.High scores on known Datasets do not ...

For decades, scientists have tried to turn the question of alien life from late-night speculation into something you can ...

For the past several years, America has been using its young people as lab rats in a sweeping, if not exactly thought-out, education experiment. Schools across the country have been lowering standards ...

Microsoft Research has developed a new reinforcement learning framework that trains large language models for complex reasoning tasks at a fraction of the usual computational cost. The framework, ...

The Trump Administration’s Department of Government Efficiency has always been a project defined by ever-diminishing expectations. At the outset of DOGE’s journey, its chief operator, Elon Musk, ...

How a centuries-old math puzzle helped us see inside the human brain. By Steven Strogatz Photo illustrations by Jens Mortensen Each installment of “Math, Revealed” starts with an object, uncovers the ...

An animated journey into the world of rational numbers! A fraction thief disrupts a number town, leading to a fun exploration of fractions, natural numbers, and mathematical concepts. Donald Trump's ...

In today's fast-paced, tech-driven world, math and logical thinking are more important than ever. From solving complex equations to making everyday decisions, these skills underpin countless aspects ...

A dad was left scratching his head over his daughter's second grade math homework, which focused on how best to equally divide a series of pizzas. Homework can be a stressful experience for both ...

The French scholar Pierre-Simon Laplace crisply articulated his expectation that the universe was fully knowable in 1814, asserting that a sufficiently clever “demon” could predict the entire future ...

The world of mathematics is full of unreachable corners, where unsolvable problems live. Now, yet another has been exposed. In 1900, the eminent mathematician David Hilbert announced a list of 23 key ...

The NAEP 2024 report highlights a significant drop in math proficiency among American eighth-graders, with only 33% scoring proficient. Linda McMahon, the incoming Secretary of Education, plans ...