Mathematics
Mathematician wins Turing award for harnessing randomness
Avi Wigderson has won the 2023 Turing award for his work on understanding how randomness can shape and improve computer algorithms
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The mathematician who worked out how to time travel
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Occam鈥檚 razor
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Single mathematical model governs primate brain shape across species
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These 7 mathematical facts will blow your mind
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Why science relies too much on mathematics
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Technology
DeepMind AI solves hard geometry problems from mathematics olympiad
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What the mathematics of knots reveals about the shape of the universe
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The mathematically perfect table size for solving any jigsaw puzzle
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Decades-old mathematical mystery about the Game of Life finally solved
A mathematical game governed by simple rules throws up patterns of seemingly infinite complexity 鈥� and now a question that has puzzled hobbyists for decades has a solution
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How spiral search patterns and lateral thinking cracked our puzzle
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Two beguiling books show how mathematics is revolutionising our lives
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AI is helping mathematicians build a periodic table of shapes
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Life
Alan Turing mathematically predicted the colour of lizard scales
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