It’s deliciously reliable, like cherry pie: Divide the circumference of any circle in the universe by its diameter, and you will always get the same number, pi, aka the Greek letter π. In fact, NASA ...

For all of the recent strides we’ve made in the math world—like a supercomputer finally solving the Sum of Three Cubes problem that puzzled mathematicians for 65 years—we’re forever crunching ...

Applying basic algebra skills and a healthy dose of logic, some University of Wyoming students recently took a crack at solving some challenging math problems. Twenty-eight UW students participated in ...

In a new video, mathematician Presh Talwalker of the YouTube channel Mind Your Decisions poses a particularly tough math problem. You love challenging math problems. So do we. Let's solve them ...

Artificial intelligence systems have made breakthrough after breakthrough mastering chess, in which games typically last about 40 moves. Now, to help solve the world’s toughest math problems, ...

Current AI models struggle to solve research-level math problems, with the most advanced AI systems we have today solving just 2% of the hundreds of challenges faced. When you purchase through links ...

Time to test your brain! Are you a puzzle person? Most of these hard math problems aren’t straightforward arithmetic. They challenge you to look at problems a different way, testing your logic and ...

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