A mathematical brain teaser challenges people to solve the matchstick equation in just two moves. The puzzle uses matchsticks to create an equation that shows 3 + 3 = 8 and instructs viewers to make ...

From drug discovery and education to economics and earth science, SMU researchers are using AI to tackle a wide range of real-world challenges. SMU’s high-performance computing capabilities — made up ...

A back-to-basics brain teaser is dividing the internet. BholanathDutta shared the sum 100 + 100 × 4 = ? on X, formerly Twitter, sparking debate among users. At first glance, many people speed to the ...

Contrary to what many of my friends believe, good academics are always working—at least in the sense that when we’re stuck on a problem, which is most of the time, it’s impossible to leave it behind.

In the past, chemists have used temperature, pressure, light, and other chemical ways to speed up or slow down chemical reactions. Now, researchers at the University of Rochester have developed a ...

Jonathan Wosen is STAT’s West Coast biotech & life sciences reporter. You can reach Jonathan on Signal at jwosen.27. The decades-long push to develop an HIV vaccine has been riddled with setbacks. But ...

When it comes to the prevalence of public toilets, one analysis suggests the U.S. ranks 30th in the world, tied with Botswana. The obvious solution—just build more of them—doesn’t work.

Physics and Python stuff. Most of the videos here are either adapted from class lectures or solving physics problems. I really like to use numerical calculations without all the fancy programming ...

If you want to know how to solve the NYT Strands hint puzzle using an LLM on a Windows 11/10 PC, read this post. NYT Strands puzzles mix word search with a cool theme twist. They’re not super hard, ...

Data science and AI continue to make healthcare headlines because of their potential to change everything from how drugs are developed to revolutionizing information workflows. One area where we ...

As the opioid epidemic has spread over the past decade, fueled by the availability of synthetic opioids like fentanyl, no corner of California has escaped unscathed. Even in the rural Eastern Sierra, ...

Measurements at the Large Hadron Collider have been stymied by one of the most central phenomena of the quantum world. But now, a young researcher has championed a new method to solve the problem ...