-
Jan 17, 2025 | 
morningbrew.com | Jack Murtagh
Become smarter in just 5 minutesMorning Brew delivers quick and insightful updates about the business world every day of the week from Wall St. to Silicon Valley.
-
Jan 14, 2025 | 
scientificamerican.com | Jack Murtagh
In his book The Mathematical Universe, mathematician William Dunham wrote of John Venn’s namesake legacy, the Venn diagram, “No one in the long history of mathematics ever became better known for less.” While Venn diagrams may not have solved any long-standing open problems, surely these interlocking rings deserve more credit. Their compact representation of group relationships explains their enduring appeal in classrooms, infographics and Internet memes.
-
Jan 13, 2025 | 
morningbrew.com | Jack Murtagh
Become smarter in just 5 minutesMorning Brew delivers quick and insightful updates about the business world every day of the week from Wall St. to Silicon Valley.
-
Jan 6, 2025 | 
scientificamerican.com | Jack Murtagh
Computer science seemingly rides a curve of unstoppable progress. Mere decades took us from vacuum tubes to microchips, dial-up to high-speed Internet and Office Assistant Clippy to ChatGPT. Yet thousands of everyday problems across science and industry remain just as unsolvable for today’s fleet of AI-powered supercomputers as ever.
-
Dec 4, 2024 | 
eoswetenschap.eu | Jack Murtagh
Een merkwaardig wiskundig fenomeen regeert alle getallen rondom ons. Open je favoriete sociale mediaplatform en noteer hoeveel vrienden of volgers je hebt. Noteer vooral het eerste cijfer van dit getal. Als je bijvoorbeeld 400 vrienden hebt, is het eerste cijfer 4 en als je 79 vrienden hebt, is het 7. Laten we zeggen dat we dit aan veel mensen hebben gevraagd.
-
Dec 1, 2024 | 
projektpulsar.pl | Jack Murtagh
Nastolatek rozwiązał liczący 2100 lat problem matematycznyJak można by sformułować w kilku słowach lub symbolicznie własne dokonania? Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855) pozostawił po sobie dorobek obfitujący w doniosłe matematyczne dokonania, ale zażyczył sobie, aby na jego nagrobku wyryto 17-kąt foremny.
-
Nov 1, 2024 | 
scientificamerican.com | Jack Murtagh
Thousands of computers across the world are currently scouring the number line in a scavenger hunt for rare mathematical gems. Prime number enthusiasts, looking for larger and larger numbers that are divisible only by 1 and themselves, muster vast amounts of computing power and algorithmic ingenuity in hopes of etching their name into the scrolls of math history. The latest entry comes from Luke Durant, a researcher in San Jose, Calif.
-
Sep 20, 2024 | 
spektrum.de | Jack Murtagh
Maschinelle Übersetzung Lesedauer ca. 6 Minuten DruckenTeilen Best-Choice-Problem: Mathematisch die beste Entscheidung treffenDas »Best-Choice-Problem« könnte uns bei der besten Entscheidung helfen – von der Job- und Wohnungssuche bis hin zum Dating. Exklusive Übersetzung ausDies ist eine maschinell erzeugte Übersetzung eines Artikels der internationalen Partner von Spektrum.de. Er wurde von uns überprüft, jedoch nicht redaktionell bearbeitet.
-
Sep 19, 2024 | 
scientificamerican.com | Jack Murtagh
Imagine cruising down the highway when you notice your fuel tank running low. Your GPS indicates 10 gas stations lie ahead on your route. Naturally, you want the cheapest option. You pass the first handful and observe their prices before approaching one with a seemingly good deal. Do you stop, not knowing how sweet the bargains could get up the road? Or do you continue exploring and risk regret for rejecting the bird in hand? You won’t double back, so you face a now-or-never choice.
-
Sep 12, 2024 | 
scientificamerican.com | Jack Murtagh
If you had to choose a few words or symbols to encapsulate your legacy, what would you pick? Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855) left behind a trophy case stocked with mathematical achievements to choose from, but above all, he wanted a “regular heptadecagon” etched on his headstone. The highly symmetrical 17-sided shape starred in a proof that Gauss considered one of his greatest contributions to math.
