The ‘Lonely Runner’ Problem Only Appears Simple

Take a group of runners circling a track at unique, constant paces. Answering the question of how many will always end up ...

AI Solved A Mathematical Problem That Had Stumped The World’s Best Minds For Decades

GPT-5.4 Pro cracked a conjecture in number theory that had stumped generations of mathematicians, using a proof strategy that ...

I got an early look at ChatGPT Images 2.0, and it's impressive - with one exception

Many of us have long struggled to convince ChatGPT to generate images in a specific desired aspect ratio. Often, the AI ...
Scientific American

How a Renaissance gambling dispute spawned probability theory

A dispute over how to divvy up the pot in an interrupted game of chance led early mathematicians to invent modern risk ...
National Basketball Association

The Road to 4,000: How Stephen Curry became 1st player to reach 4,000 career 3-pointers made

Stephen Curry’s latest shooting milestone is achieved in the third quarter of Thursday's game against the Kings. Brian Martin, for NBA.com After a scramble, the Warriors recover & get it to Stephen ...