A Mathematician with early access to XAI Grok 4.20, found a new Bellman function for one of the problems he had been working ...

Images of plants painted on pottery made up to 8,000 years ago may be the earliest example of humans’ mathematical thought, a study has found.

Many financial planners say focusing on “breaking even” can lead retirees to make the wrong Social Security claiming decision ...

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Purposes of pleasure and pain? Our conscious experience makes up our lives, often through positive pleasure: I feel the warm sun on my skin, I hear the singing of birds, I enjoy the moment. Yet we ...

The economy may be going pear- or K-shaped. Days before President Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term, he acknowledged the high prices Americans were seeing at the gas pump and grocery store ...

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When is Pi2Day, and why is it important? Every year on June 28, Pi Network celebrates Pi2Day, a kind of mid-year check-in that builds on the original Pi Day (March 14). It’s supposed to be a clever ...