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One-Way Salesman Finds Fast Path Home

By Mark Kim-Mulgrew
October 5, 2017
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The real-world version of the famous “traveling salesman problem” finally gets a good-enough solution.

Information dog bottleneck
Wired to Learn: The Next AI

New Theory Cracks Open the Black Box of Deep Learning

By Natalie Wolchover
September 21, 2017
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A new idea is helping to explain the puzzling success of today’s artificial-intelligence algorithms — and might also explain how human brains learn.

Brain made of wires
Wired to Learn: The Next AI

A Brain Built From Atomic Switches Can Learn

By Andreas von Bubnoff
September 20, 2017
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A tiny self-organized mesh full of artificial synapses recalls its experiences and can solve simple problems. Its inventors hope it points the way to devices that match the brain’s energy-efficient computing prowess.

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Wired to Learn: The Next AI

Clever Machines Learn How to Be Curious

By John Pavlus
September 19, 2017
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Computer scientists are finding ways to code curiosity into intelligent machines.

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In Game Theory, No Clear Path to Equilibrium

By Erica Klarreich
July 18, 2017
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John Nash’s notion of equilibrium is ubiquitous in economic theory, but a new study shows that it is often impossible to reach efficiently.

Abstractions blog

Why Quantum Computers Might Not Break Cryptography

By Mark Kim-Mulgrew
May 15, 2017
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A new paper claims that a common digital security system could be tweaked to withstand attacks even from a powerful quantum computer.

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How to Force Our Machines to Play Fair

By Kevin Hartnett
November 23, 2016
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The computer scientist Cynthia Dwork takes abstract concepts like privacy and fairness and adapts them into machine code for the algorithmic age.

Pencils Down: Experiments in Education

Do You Love or Hate Math and Science?

By Thomas Lin
October 20, 2016
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Quanta Magazine invites readers to share about their early math and science learning experiences and to explore the interactive survey results.

Pencils Down: Experiments in Education

The Art of Teaching Math and Science

By Thomas Lin +3 authors
Siobhan Roberts
Natalie Wolchover
Emily Singer
October 11, 2016
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The impasse in math and science instruction runs deeper than test scores or the latest educational theory. What can we learn from the best teachers on the front lines?


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