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New ‘Superdiffusion’ Proof Probes the Mysterious Math of Turbulence
...infer some of turbulence’s qualities. But mathematicians are often unable to prove these statements. The mathematical mystery of turbulence lies at the heart of a $1 million Millennium Prize Problem,...
How Did Geometry Create Modern Physics?
...Why is that such a big thing in the history of human thought? HE: I mean, I think that’s really what makes mathematics. Because, you know, mathematics is nothing unless...
Introducing The Quanta Podcast
...advances in basic or fundamental science and math, from astrophysics and quantum computing, to molecular biology and classic unsolved math problems. Quanta’s been doing this for more than a decade...
Will AI Ever Understand Language Like Humans?
...is The Joy of Why, a podcast from Quanta Magazine exploring some of the biggest unanswered questions in math and science today. LEVIN: Steve. Hi. STROGATZ: Hey Janna, how’s it...
Mathematical Beauty, Truth and Proof in the Age of AI
Mathematical Beauty, Truth and Proof in the Age of AI Mathematicians have started to prepare for a profound shift in what it means to do math. Back in 1981, Cameron...
When ChatGPT Broke an Entire Field: An Oral History
...they are. This winter, Ian Agol, a mathematician at the University of California, Berkeley, posted a six-page paper that proved Gordon’s conjecture, giving mathematicians a new way to order knots...
New Proof Settles Decades-Old Bet About Connected Networks
...to mathematicians to find out who was right. In December, by tapping into a crucial phenomenon in physics — and pushing it to its limits — three mathematicians finally issued...
To Make Language Models Work Better, Researchers Sidestep Language
We insist that large language models repeatedly translate their mathematical processes into words. There may be a better way. Language isn’t always necessary. While it certainly helps in getting across...
Where Does Meaning Live in a Sentence? Math Might Tell Us.
The mathematician Tai-Danae Bradley is using category theory to try to understand both human and AI-generated language. Growing up, Tai-Danae Bradley had no love for math. In 2008, she entered...