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A Probability Problem With Sleeping Beauty and Coins
Rattle your heads a bit with this odd probabilty dilemma with coins and a particularly famous sleeping fairytale…
Cancer evolution is mathematical – how random processes and epigenetics can explain why tumor cells shape-shift, metastasize and resist treatments
Stochasticity is everywhere – and finding the order in disorder can unlock new ways to understand biology. Erlon…
AI May Be Good at Math—But It Won’t Beat Math Experts
There’s been a big surge in AI-powered tools and tricks online recently, and it may appear to some…
Is Our Universe Just… Math?
For most of us, mathematics exists merely in the realm of dreaded homework and in taxes. It’s worth…
An AI named Cicero can beat humans in Diplomacy, a complex alliance-building game. Here’s why that’s a big deal
Shutterstock Toby Walsh, UNSW Sydney In a rare piece of good news from Meta, artificial intelligence researchers at…
The Very Best of Veritasium In Modern Sciences
Intrepid science enthusiasts from all around the world likely scour YouTube for quick and accessible science content that’s…
Synchrony with chaos – blinking lights of a firefly swarm embody in nature what mathematics predicted
Fireflies’ synchronized light shows have fascinated observers for ages. Raphael Sarfati, CC BY-ND Raphael Sarfati, University of Colorado…
Why We Should Know More About the Fast Fourier Transform
It’s said that the fast Fourier transform is among mathematics’ greatest contributions to mankind, with its usage spanning…
Five ‘Modern Sciences’ Math Marvels For the Mind
Yes, I’m fully aware: mathematics isn’t exactly the easiest subject to breach to people out there. I have…
It’s a Video about Pie (and Pi)
No, I’m not playing with you—this actually is a video about both the delicious treat that’s fun to…