Republicans and Democrats campaigning to become Georgia’s next chief election officer are arguably facing the toughest question ahead of the May 19 primary: How will Georgia count ballots in a state ...

Abstract: In recent years, multicore processors have become prevalent in many types of systems and are used for a wide range of applications. Although multicore processors present a popular hardware ...

Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to solve basic math problems – such as lining up numbers to add, starting with ...

Suppose you ran a small company and needed to hire a new secretary. It's a tough job market and you get a lot of applicants, but you know how many candidates are in the hiring "pool." The candidates ...

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 ...

“Problem children” air traffic controllers who call in sick during the government shutdown could be fired, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Thursday. “I think what’s happening here, 90 ...

Researchers have successfully used a quantum algorithm to solve a complex century-old mathematical problem long considered impossible for even the most powerful conventional supercomputers. The ...

Using an advanced Monte Carlo method, Caltech researchers found a way to tame the infinite complexity of Feynman diagrams and solve the long-standing polaron problem, unlocking deeper understanding of ...

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 ...

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 ...