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2022 in Review

The Year in Computer Science

By Bill Andrews
December 21, 2022
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Computer scientists this year learned how to transmit perfect secrets, why transformers seem so good at everything, and how to improve on decades-old algorithms (with a little help from AI).

2021 in Review

The Year in Math and Computer Science

By Bill Andrews
December 23, 2021
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Mathematicians and computer scientists answered major questions in topology, set theory and even physics, even as computers continued to grow more capable.

2020 in Review

The Year in Math and Computer Science

By Bill Andrews
December 23, 2020
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Even as mathematicians and computer scientists proved big results in computational complexity, number theory and geometry, computers proved themselves increasingly indispensable in mathematics.

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2019 in Review

The Year in Math and Computer Science

By Bill Andrews
December 23, 2019
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Mathematicians and computer scientists made big progress in number theory, graph theory, machine learning and quantum computing, even as they reexamined our fundamental understanding of mathematics and neural networks.

About the author

Bill Andrews joined Quanta Magazine as senior editor in 2019. Previously, he spent seven years at Discover, where he led the magazine's award-winning math, space and physics coverage. He has also worked at Astronomy magazine and the Mayo Clinic. He received his bachelor's degree in science writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his master's in journalism at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
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