A recent Gallup poll asked about employees' use of AI at work. Nearly half said they use it at least a few times a year. There were some big differences between industries. The use of AI tools among ...

Abstract: Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) occupy a pivotal position in the contemporary societal landscape, with one of their widespread applications being the vehicle routing problem, ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

Creating opportunities to talk about math builds understanding and strengthens language development for all students—and particularly English language learners. The National Council of Teachers of ...

Why is this happening? Technology educator Avery Swartz told Canadian news outlet CTV News that she thinks women take less risks in the workplace because “statistically, they are more likely to be ...

Consider someone who’s perfectly content with their office chair. It’s not ergonomic, it doesn’t have lumbar support, but it works. Then, during a meeting or a visit to a friend’s office, they sit in ...

As a school nurse in a rural district in Livingston, California, Lori Morgan's job usually involves scraped knees and vision tests. But she couldn't help putting one more task on her to-do list: ...

AlphaEvolve uses large language models to find new algorithms that outperform the best human-made solutions for data center management, chip design, and more. Google DeepMind has once again used large ...

A UNSW Sydney mathematician has discovered a new method to tackle algebra's oldest challenge—solving higher polynomial equations. Polynomials are equations involving a variable raised to powers, such ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. For computer scientists, solving problems is a bit like mountaineering. First they must choose a problem to solve—akin to identifying a ...

Creative problem-solving can be an exhilarating experience. You get a triple benefit: the euphoric 'aha' moment of solving a puzzle, the pride of accomplishing a goal, and the deeper self-discovery of ...