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Computer Scientists Achieve ‘Crown Jewel’ of Cryptography

By Erica Klarreich
November 10, 2020
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A cryptographic master tool called indistinguishability obfuscation has for years seemed too good to be true. Three researchers have figured out that it can work.

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Deep Neural Networks Help to Explain Living Brains

By Anil Ananthaswamy
October 28, 2020
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Deep neural networks, often criticized as “black boxes,” are helping neuroscientists understand the organization of living brains.

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To Boldly Go Where No Internet Protocol Has Gone Before

By Susan D'Agostino
October 21, 2020
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Vinton Cerf helped create the internet 40 years ago, and he’s still working to connect people around the world — and off it.

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Computer Scientists Break Traveling Salesperson Record

By Erica Klarreich
October 8, 2020
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After 44 years, there’s finally a better way to find approximate solutions to the notoriously difficult traveling salesperson problem.

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Building the Mathematical Library of the Future

By Kevin Hartnett
October 1, 2020
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A small community of mathematicians is using a software program called Lean to build a new digital repository. They hope it represents the future of their field.

Computer scientist and complexity researcher Carlos Gershenson of the National Autonomous University of Mexico stands by a busy urban roadway.
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Complexity Scientist Beats Traffic Jams Through Adaptation

By Rodrigo Pérez Ortega
September 28, 2020
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To tame urban traffic, the computer scientist Carlos Gershenson finds that letting transportation systems adapt and self-organize often works better than trying to predict and control them.

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Abstractions blog

At the Math Olympiad, Computers Prepare to Go for the Gold

By Kevin Hartnett
September 21, 2020
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Computer scientists are trying to build an AI system that can win a gold medal at the world’s premier math competition.

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Abstractions blog

A New Algorithm for Graph Crossings, Hiding in Plain Sight

By Stephanie DeMarco
September 15, 2020
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Two computer scientists found — in the unlikeliest of places — just the idea they needed to make a big leap in graph theory.

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How Close Are Computers to Automating Mathematical Reasoning?

By Stephen Ornes
August 27, 2020
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AI tools are shaping next-generation theorem provers, and with them the relationship between math and machine.


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