German Mathematician Wins Abel Prize for Number Theory Work

Gerd Faltings proved a conjecture that had been unsolved for six decades, using connections between numbers and geometry.
Wired

A New AI Math Startup Just Cracked 4 Previously Unsolved Problems

Five years ago, mathematicians Dawei Chen and Quentin Gendron were trying to untangle a difficult area of algebraic geometry involving differentials, elements of calculus used to measure distance ...
Tallahassee Democrat

Proof to host oyster tasting, debut new brew at Toast to the Coast

Every October, there is an oyster event in Atlanta that we got turned onto a few years ago — and it's pretty much an oyster-lover's dream. It begins with an array of oyster and clam farmers from ...
VentureBeat

Lean4: How the theorem prover works and why it's the new competitive edge in AI

Large language models (LLMs) have astounded the world with their capabilities, yet they remain plagued by unpredictability and hallucinations – confidently outputting incorrect information. In ...
IFLScience

The Pythagorean Theorem Predates Pythagoras By 1,000 Years: "The Proof Is Carved Into Clay"

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
The New York Times

Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle to Star in Broadway ‘Proof’ Revival

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The play, by David Auburn, won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 2001. By Michael Paulson Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle will make their Broadway debuts ...
Wall Street Journal

‘Proof’ Review: Finding Truth in Numbers

Thomas Jefferson’s first draft of the Declaration of Independence read: “We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable . . . ” It was supposedly Benjamin Franklin who suggested instead announcing ...
CoinDesk

Quantum Startup BTQ Proposes More Energy Efficient Alternative to Crypto's Proof of Work

A recently published journal article by researchers at BTQ, a startup working to build blockchain technology that can withstand attacks from quantum computers, has proposed an alternative to the Proof ...
NPR

An old tadpole, new Pythagorean Theorem proof and how fruit may have affected evolution

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about the oldest known tadpole, new proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem, and the evolutionary roots of alcohol consumption. All ...