Science, they are told, does not work on proof but on evidence. Now I’m not going to rehash all of that today, what I thought might be more interesting is to show a mathematical proof. The proof I’ve ...

An "unsolvable math problem" tale that turned out to be true involves a college student mistaking examples of unsolved statistics problems for a homework assignment, took them home and solved them.

Today, for example, we have computerized proofs by ... What should we do, then, when a mathematical proof of truth is unavailable, but we must nonetheless act?

Professors Amir Ali Ahmadi and Pravesh Kothari are pioneering the use of artificial intelligence to enhance complex ...

The Holy Father is thought to be the first math major to become pope – and math aficionados say it’s about time.

To get closer to the truth, it is important to understand what constitutes proof and how to proceed when facts falter.

For many gay rights activists, President Trump’s first five months in office have provided ample evidence of his antipathy ...

Predicting exactly how AI will reshape jobs might be impossible. But if you’re leading a business, your priority is preparing ...

The field of AI has seen brilliant discoveries, and Logic Theorist was one of the first. But AI scientists have always been over-eager to declare victory — to announce that, at last, we’ve built ...

AI models are evolving fast, but they need the right context, framingLast month, 30 mathematicians convened in Berkeley, ...

In its “State of the States” report on math instruction published last week, the National Council on Teacher Quality sharply ...

Today, people use complex computing networks to search for prime numbers with millions of digits. But early mathematicians ...