For four decades, a quiet boundary in pure mathematics kept a powerful theorem locked inside the safe world of finite quantities. Now a new result known as Sebestyen’s theorem has pushed that boundary ...

New research reveals why even state-of-the-art large language models stumble on seemingly easy tasks—and what it takes to fix ...

Adults in Germany are better than the international average at coping with problems in new and complex situations. However, this adaptive problem-solving skill depends more heavily on sociodemographic ...

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Nov. 5 (UPI) --Not only have Americans fallen prey to pursuing a seemingly simple answer to a complicated and complex problem, but they also have badly failed. Venezuela is the current poster child ...

Introduction: The ability to solve complex mathematical problems has become a key indicator of students' mathematical literacy and innovative capacity. Methods: Based on the TIMSS 2023 data and ...

In a recent study, mathematicians from Freie Universität Berlin have demonstrated that planar tiling, or tessellation, is much more than a way to create a pretty pattern. Consisting of a surface ...

Executive coaching is incredibly valuable to leaders, but it can be hard to access at the moment they need it the most. Take a client of mine, “Simon,” a capable and newly promoted executive in a ...

Quantum computers are built to tackle problems that push past what human minds, and even our best supercomputers, can manage. That power raises a simple but tough question: when a quantum device spits ...

What if the toughest problems humanity faces—those that stump our brightest minds and stretch the limits of human ingenuity—could be tackled by a single, purpose-built system? Enter Gemini Deep Think, ...

Gemini 2.5 Deep Think has scored well in math competitions, and a version of it is now available for those who fork over $250 a month. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home ...

The odds of a mental health diagnosis in children with chronic medical conditions increased stepwise based on the severity of their illness, according to data from nearly 3 million children presented ...