Differential equations are fundamental tools in physics: they are used to describe phenomena ranging from fluid dynamics to general relativity. But when these equations become stiff (i.e. they involve ...

The seemingly unpredictable, and thereby uncontrollable, dynamics of living organisms have perplexed and fascinated ...

After the collapse of soft plastic recycling program REDcycle nearly three years ago, it's been almost impossible for individuals to recycle soft plastics in Australia. But supermarkets and councils ...

Abstract: This paper describes the resolution of the optimal reactive dispatch (ORD) problem with respect to voltage magnitudes and taps of on-load tap changing (OLTC) transformers. Although the ORD ...

Math equations used to be a daily chore for many elementary schoolers. But entering adulthood means those less mathematically inclined often never have to think about them ever again. And it appears ...

The maxim “English is the new programming language” has become a reality in enterprise software. With the rise of natural language processing and artificial intelligence (AI) copilots, what the ...

Dentsu hasn’t ruled out selling agencies, or taking an investment partner, in its international operations as it looks for ways to fix its underperforming business outside Japan. The Japan-based part ...

The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is arguably the leading mathematical problem-solving competition. Every year, high school students from around the world attempt six problems over the ...

“Now we want to increase the number of distribution sites.” “You solve this problem by the law of supply and demand,” he elaborates. “If you have a lot of supply, if you flood Gaza with food,” some ...

Today we're looking at HyperLogLog, an algorithm that leverages random chance to count the number of distinct items are in a dataset. It does this by tracking the longest run of zeros in a binary ...

These days, everyone seems to have an opinion about A.I. companions. Last year, I found myself joining the debate, publishing a paper—co-written with two fellow psychology professors and a philosopher ...

Mr. Bernstein was the chair of President Joe Biden’s Council of Economic Advisers from 2023 to 2025. Budget hawks have fretted for decades about America’s deficits and debt, repeatedly advising our ...