An OpenAI model solved a famous math problem that stumped humans for 80 years

In mid-May, OpenAI announced that an internal AI model had disproved the Erdős unit distance conjecture, a famous problem in discrete geometry that had stumped human mathematicians for the last 80 ...
The Conversation

An AI solution to an 80‑year‑old problem has shocked mathematicians

Last week, OpenAI shocked the mathematical community by revealing that one of its internal artificial intelligence (AI) models had found a counterexample to a famous conjecture made by legendary ...
TechCrunch

OpenAI claims it solved an 80-year-old math problem — for real this time

OpenAI claims its new reasoning model has produced an original mathematical proof disproving a famous unsolved conjecture in geometry, which was first posed by Paul Erdős in 1946. If this sounds ...
Mashable

What exactly is the three-body problem in '3 Body Problem'?

Dr Jin Cheng (Jess Hong) pulls a Sir Isaac Newton move in the VR game in "3 Body Problem." Credit: Netflix If you're the type of person who yells "wey-oh!" if someone in a TV show says the name of the ...
Scientific American

The million-dollar math problem hardly anyone is trying to solve

In October 2024 I attended a workshop at Harvard University where mathematicians talked through the uses of artificial intelligence in their field. Most were less worried about the future of math than ...
New York Post

Terrorist lecture at UC Berkeley — symptom of a much bigger problem

A recent event hosted by students at UC Berkeley’s law school drew national criticism after featuring Israa Jaabis, a failed Palestinian suicide bomber released from Israeli prison in November 2023 as ...
Time

8 Signs You’re the Problem in Your Arguments

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Inside Higher Ed

Can’t Quit the Lecture? Try Quasi-Active Learning

Step into most college classrooms today and you will likely see a familiar scene: slides glowing at the front, a professor lecturing, students scribbling notes or staring at laptops. Despite decades ...
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The bag of marbles problem demystified: Feynman lectures

Unpack the Bag of Marbles Problem from the Feynman Lectures in this clear and engaging video! We break down the physics concepts step by step, showing how probability, statistics, and mechanics come ...
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Breaking Down the Balance Moon Stone Problem Feynman Lectures Exercises

Dive into the Balance Moon Stone Problem from the Feynman Lectures in this detailed explanation! This video breaks down the exercise step by step, making the physics concepts behind balance, mass ...
Los Angeles Times

Academic lectures have invaded L.A. bars and tickets are selling out in minutes

On a nippy Monday night at the Zebulon in Frogtown, a man wearing a Jason Voorhees T-shirt steps onto a purple-lighted stage and stands next to a drum set. Audience members, seated in neat rows and ...