Mathematics News

October 7, 2023

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Machine Learning Used to Probe the Building Blocks of Shapes

Oct. 4, 2023 — Applying machine learning to find the properties of atomic pieces of geometry shows how AI has the power to accelerate discoveries in ...

Groundbreaking Mathematical Proof: New Insights Into Typhoon Dynamics Unveiled

Sep. 29, 2023 — A research team has provided irrefutable proof that certain spherical vortices exist in a stable ...

Machine Learning Unravels Mysteries of Atomic Shapes

Sep. 25, 2023 — New research has used machine learning to find the properties of atomic pieces of geometry, in pioneering work that could drive the development of new results in ...

Machine Learning Models Can Produce Reliable Results Even With Limited Training Data

Sep. 19, 2023 — Researchers have determined how to build reliable machine learning models that can understand complex equations in real-world situations while using far less training data than is normally ...

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Sperm Swimming Is Caused by the Same Patterns That Are Believed to Dictate Zebra Stripes

Sep. 27, 2023 — Patterns of chemical interactions are thought to create patterns in nature such as stripes and spots. This new study shows that the mathematical ...

Are US Teenagers More Likely Than Others to Exaggerate Their Math Abilities?

Sep. 14, 2023 — A major new study has revealed that American teenagers are more likely than any other nationality to brag about their math ...

Evolution Wired Human Brains to Act Like Supercomputers

Sep. 14, 2023 — Scientists have confirmed that human brains are naturally wired to perform advanced calculations, much like a high-powered computer, to make sense of the world through a process known as Bayesian ...

New Super-Fast Flood Model Has Potentially Life-Saving Benefits

Sep. 12, 2023 — Researchers have developed a new simulation model, which can predict flooding during an ongoing disaster more quickly and accurately than currently ...

What Do Neurons, Fireflies and Dancing the Nutbush Have in Common?

Sep. 8, 2023 — Synchronicity is all around us, but it is poorly understood. Computer scientists have now developed new tools to understand how human and natural networks fall in and out of ...

Electrical Noise Stimulation Applied to the Brain Could Be Key to Boosting Math Learning

Aug. 31, 2023 — Exciting a brain region using electrical noise stimulation can help improve mathematical learning in those who struggle with the subject, according ...

Quantum Computer Unveils Atomic Dynamics of Light-Sensitive Molecules

Aug. 28, 2023 — Researchers have implemented a quantum-based method to observe a quantum effect in the way light-absorbing molecules interact with incoming photons. Known as a conical intersection, the effect puts ...

Researchers Use Mathematical Modeling and Dynamic Biomarkers to Characterize Metastatic Disease During Adaptive Therapy

Aug. 15, 2023 — Researchers demonstrate how mathematical modeling combined with dynamic biomarkers can be used to characterize metastatic disease and identify ...

Scientists Uncover a Surprising Connection Between Number Theory and Evolutionary Genetics

Aug. 1, 2023 — An interdisciplinary team of mathematicians, engineers, physicists, and medical scientists has uncovered an unexpected link between pure mathematics ...

Researcher Turns One of the Basic Rules of Construction Upside Down

July 11, 2023 — Structural engineers are familiar with seventeenth-century scientist Robert Hooke's theory that a hanging chain will mirror the shape of an upstanding rigid arch. However, new research now shows that ...

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GPT Detectors Can Be Biased Against Non-Native English Writers

July 10, 2023 — Researchers show that computer programs commonly used to determine if a text was written by artificial intelligence tend to falsely label articles written by non-native language speakers as ...

Board Games Are Boosting Math Ability in Young Children

July 7, 2023 — Board games based on numbers, like Monopoly, Othello and Chutes and Ladders, make young children better at math, according to a comprehensive review of research published on the topic over the last ...

Number Cruncher Calculates Whether Whales Are Acting Weirdly

July 6, 2023 — We humans can be a scary acquaintance for whales in the wild. This includes marine biologists tagging them with measuring devices to understand them better. These experiences can make whales behave ...

Deciphering the Thermodynamic Arrow of Time in Large-Scale Complex Networks

July 5, 2023 — A solution for temporal asymmetry -- or entropy production -- in thermodynamics has been developed to further our understanding of the behavior of biological systems, machine learning, and AI tools. ...

Combining Maths With Music Leads to Higher Scores, Suggests Review of 50 Years of Research

June 29, 2023 — Children do better at maths when music is a key part of their lessons, an analysis of almost 50 years of research on the topic has ...

Evaluating Cybersecurity Methods

June 28, 2023 — Researchers created a generic framework that enables an engineer or scientist to evaluate the effectiveness of defense schemes that seek to limit a hacker's ability to learn secret information ...

What Math Can Teach Us About Standing Up to Bullies

June 27, 2023 — New research from Dartmouth takes a fresh look at game theory to show that being uncooperative can help people on the weaker side of a power dynamic achieve a more equal outcome -- and even inflict ...

High-Quality Child Care Contributes to Later Success in Science, Math

June 15, 2023 — Children who receive high-quality child care as babies, toddlers and preschoolers do better in science, technology, engineering and math through high school, and that link is stronger among children ...

A Step Toward Safe and Reliable Autopilots for Flying

June 12, 2023 — Researchers developed a machine-learning technique that can autonomously drive a car or fly a plane through a very difficult 'stabilize-avoid' scenario, in which the vehicle must stabilize ...

Reading Between the Cracks: Artificial Intelligence Can Identify Patterns in Surface Cracking to Assess Damage in Reinforced Concrete Structures

June 1, 2023 — Researchers are trying to make the process more efficient and definitive by using artificial intelligence, combined with a classic mathematical method for quantifying web-like networks, to determine ...

Extracting the Best Flavor from Coffee

May 9, 2023 — Researchers explore the role of uneven coffee extraction using a simple mathematical model. They split the coffee into two regions to examine whether uneven flow does in fact make weaker espresso. ...

Unraveling the Mathematics Behind Wiggly Worm Knots

Apr. 27, 2023 — Researchers wanted to understand precisely how blackworms execute tangling and ultrafast untangling movements for a myriad of biological functions. They researched the topology of the tangles. Their ...

ChatGPT Is Still No Match for Humans When It Comes to Accounting

Apr. 20, 2023 — ChatGPT faced off against students on accounting assessments. Students scored an overall average of 76.7%, compared to ChatGPT's score of 47.4%. On a 11.3% of questions, ChatGPT scored higher ...

Rock, Paper, Scissors: Searching for Stronger Nonlocality Using Quantum Computers

Apr. 19, 2023 — In the quantum world particles can instantaneously know about each other's state, even when separated by large distances. This is known as nonlocality. Now, A research group has produced some ...

Researcher Solves Nearly 60-Year-Old Game Theory Dilemma

Mar. 14, 2023 — A researcher has solved a nearly 60-year-old game theory dilemma called the wall pursuit game, with implications for better reasoning about autonomous systems such as driver-less ...

Stick to Your Lane: Hidden Order in Chaotic Crowds

Mar. 3, 2023 — Mathematical research brings new understanding of crowd formation and ...

Think You're Good at Math? Study Shows It May Be Because You Had Equitable Math Teachers

Mar. 3, 2023 — A new study finds that high school students identify more with math if they see their math teacher treating everyone in the class equitably, especially in racially diverse schools. While the ...

Artificial Intelligence from a Psychologist's Point of View

Mar. 1, 2023 — Researchers test cognitive abilities of the language model ...

Reaching Like an Octopus: A Biology-Inspired Model Opens the Door to Soft Robot Control

Feb. 24, 2023 — Octopus arms coordinate nearly infinite degrees of freedom to perform complex movements such as reaching, grasping, fetching, crawling, and swimming. How these animals achieve such a wide range of ...

Theory Can Sort Order from Chaos in Complex Quantum Systems

Feb. 23, 2023 — Theoretical chemists have developed a theory that can predict the threshold at which quantum dynamics switches from 'orderly' to 'random,' as shown through research using ...

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