A straightforward conjecture about runners moving around a track turns out to be equivalent to many complex mathematical ...

Mathematics often feels straightforward, yet some results challenge the way people instinctively think about numbers. Certain ...

Baez called for the development of new mathematics — he called it “green” math — to better capture the workings of Earth’s ...

Since ancient Greece, researchers have tried to isolate special rational points on curves. Now they have the first ever ...

AI could soon spew out hundreds of mathematical proofs that look "right" but contain hidden flaws, or proofs so complex we ...

Legendary comedianCarol Burnettopens up about meeting her hero during the height of her variety sketch show, The Carol Burnett Show. Looking back, she remembered how Hollywood legend Betty Grable ...

Abstract: The rapid development of Large Language Models (LLMs) has led to advances in natural language processing, but handling mathematical tasks remains a challenge due to the demands of text ...

Abstract: We present a multi-way parallel corpus of Math Word Problems (MWPs) in nine languages, including six low-resource languages. To date, this is the largest multilingual MWP dataset available.

One idle evening last October, Mehtaab Sawhney took up an old pastime. He began perusing the website erdosproblems.com, an updated record of the 1,179 conjectures left behind by the eccentric and ...