Can math make redistricting more fair?
Just before midnight on Tuesday, Sept. 28, an independent, bipartisan commission voted to approve a new map for Colorado's congressional districts––dividing the state into eight territories with roughly equal populations......»»
Why generative AI legal battles are brewing | The AI Beat
Behind this week's firehose of news around generative AI tools, legal battles around "fair use" of training data are brewing, say experts. Behind this week's firehose of news around generative AI tools, legal battles around "fair use" of training.....»»
New on Peacock: Every movie and TV show (November 2022)
If you’re looking for everything new on Peacock this month, you’ve come to the right place. NBCUniversal’s streaming service has its fair share of original movies and TV shows, but it’s also one of the best streamers for live.....»»
Number-crunching math models may give policy makers major headache
Mathematical models that predict policy-driving scenarios—such as how a new pandemic might spread or the future amount of irrigation water needed worldwide—may be too complex and delivering "wrong" answers, a new study reveals......»»
Major Amazon price mistake: Popular smart plugs are $1.49 if you hurry
Oops! It looks like someone at Amazon got some wires crossed because there’s an incredible price mistake right now on one of the best-selling smart plugs models out there. Esicoo smart plugs are always available at a fair price. But right now,.....»»
Millions of people are missing out on their fair share of the $424 billion aquatic food industry
Social, economic and political barriers are preventing millions of people from benefiting from the world's fastest-growing food-producing sector, a new study has revealed......»»
Does tutoring work? An education economist examines the evidence on whether it"s effective
With reading and math scores plummeting during the pandemic, educators and parents are now turning their attention to how kids can catch up. In the following Q&A, Susanna Loeb, an education economist at Brown University, shines a light on the best wa.....»»
AI Language Models Are Struggling to “Get” Math
If computers are good at anything, they are good at math. So it may come as a surprise that after much struggling, top machine-learning researchers have recently made breakthroughs in teaching computers math.Over the past year, researchers from the.....»»
DeepMind breaks 50-year math record using AI; new record falls a week later
AlphaTensor discovers better algorithms for matrix math, inspiring another improvement from afar. Enlarge / A colorful 3x3 matrix. (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) Matrix multiplication is at the heart of many machine le.....»»
DEAL: Samsung’s early Black Friday deals are here to save you some money
If you’re shopping for a new smartphone or smart TV, then check out these deals that Samsung is running and save yourself a fair bit of money. The post DEAL: Samsung’s early Black Friday deals are here to save you some money first appeared on Pha.....»»
The Physics of Smashing a Spacecraft Into an Asteroid
NASA will soon release the results of its DART mission to find out whether crashing a probe into a space rock can deflect it. Here’s how they'll do the math......»»
How Far Would You Have to Tunnel Underground to Lose 20 Pounds?
In What If? 2, Randall Munroe explains that evading gravity can reduce your mass—but let’s do the math to see how far you have to go......»»
iPhone 14 Action Mode test against GoPro Hero 11 unsurprisingly shows mixed results
An iPhone 14 Action Mode test put the new feature up against the current leading action cam, the . It’s not a fair fight, of course. The iPhone 14 has to do it all, while the GoPro only has to do one thing well – but it’s still interesting to.....»»
Study shows how math, science identity in students affects college, career outcomes
If you ask someone if they are a math or science person, they may quickly tell you yes or no. It turns out that how people answer that question in ninth grade and even earlier not only can tell you what subjects they prefer in school, but how likely.....»»
Apple Korea offices raided by antitrust officials [u]
Officials from Korea's Fair Trade Commission conducted a dawn raid on Apple's offices in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, over allegations that its App Store has been collecting 33% in-app payment fees, rather than its stated 30%.Apple has previously settled a Sou.....»»
How introductory courses deter minority students from STEM degrees
A new paper in PNAS Nexus, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that minority students who earn low grades in introductory science, technology, engineering, and math classes are less likely to earn degrees in these subjects than similar wh.....»»
How Squishy Math Is Revealing Doughnuts in the Brain
Topology, sometimes called rubber sheet geometry, is finding patterns in the brain, drugs and evolution.....»»
New on Peacock: Every movie and TV show (October 2022)
If you’re looking for everything new on Peacock this month, you’ve come to the right place. NBCUniversal’s streaming service has its fair share of original movies and TV shows, but it’s also one of the best streamers for live.....»»
Apple agrees to negotiate with unions in Australian Apple retail stores
After being called a bully, Apple has agreed to negotiate with Australian Unions after they asked the country's Fair Work Commission to intervene.A pre-refurbishment photograph of the Bluewater Apple StoreApple's proposal to Australia's Fair Work Com.....»»
Ways to Build and Maintain an Engaging Training Class Through Stories
What’s the best way to teach a new concept or skill? By using stories, of course! They are an engaging way to connect with your students, and can be used to teach anything from basic math concepts to marketing strategies.In this article, weR.....»»
iPhone 14 vs iPhone 13: Is it worth the upgrade?
The iPhone 14 is here, but is it actually any better than the iPhone 13? It's a fair question, given the differences between this and the iPhone 14 Pro are huge......»»