The cosmological constant has been a problem in physics since Einstein, but new research may show why it takes the value that ...

Diffie-Hellman’s key-exchange method runs this kind of exponentiation protocol, with all the operations conducted in this way ...

David E. Dunning explores how mathematical notation is a social, world-building technology. It’s natural to think of math as being fundamentally abstract. Whether it’s invented or discovered, its ...

After weeks of mounting tensions, the United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, 2026, mounting a massive assault that targeted military assets and killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah ...

In March 2025, mathematician Daniel Litt made a bet. Despite the march of progress of artificial intelligence in many fields, he believed his subject was safe, wagering with a colleague that there was ...

Following the U.S.-Israel joint attacks on Iran since February 27 and the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei, there is a real danger of conflict morphing into a broader ...

Over the past couple of months, several researchers have begun making the same provocative claim: They used generative-AI tools to solve a previously unanswered math problem. The most extreme promises ...

Source: Walther. 2026 This post is Part 2 of a series. Part 1 can be found here. While researchers debate whether artificial intelligence (AI) might someday exceed human intelligence, a quieter crisis ...

In this episode of eSpeaks, Jennifer Margles, Director of Product Management at BMC Software, discusses the transition from traditional job scheduling to the era of the autonomous enterprise. eSpeaks’ ...

The Alexis Wilkins' (FBI Director's Girlfriend's) Libel by Implication Suit Can Go Forward post reminded me of one of my favorite cases, Memphis Pub. Co. v. Nichols (Tenn. 1978). The Memphis ...