For centuries, one of algebra’s oldest puzzles has remained unsolved—how to find exact answers for higher-degree polynomials, where the variable is raised to the fifth power or more.

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Google’s AI R&D lab DeepMind says it has developed a new AI system to tackle problems with “machine-gradable” solutions. In experiments, the system, called AlphaEvolve, could help optimize ...

Rethinking Radicals in Algebra To understand this breakthrough, it helps to know why solving polynomials became such a challenge. Solutions to basic equations, such as quadratics like 1 + 4x ...

The New York Yankees have lost Oswaldo Cabrera to an ankle injury. They have gotten DJ LeMahieu back, but he will not be slotting in at third base to replace Cabrera.

Villanova legend Jay Wright shares 2-word message on Pope Leo XIV announcement. ... Leo XIV was once a 1977 graduate of Villanova who had earned his Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics.

Several early mathematicians believed that a number of the form (2 p – 1) is prime whenever p is prime. But in 1536, mathematician Hudalricus Regius noticed that 11 is prime but not (2 11 - 1 ...

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Judy Tydor Baumel-Schwartz is director of the Schulmann School of Basic Jewish Studies and professor of Jewish History at Bar Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel. She is the author of, among ...

I wrote about the new Lysenkoism of MAHA over a month ago. If you want to go into detail, you can read my previous post, but I’ll lay down the CliffsNotes version. Trofim Lysenko was a Soviet ...