Two mathematicians have proved that a straightforward question—how hard is it to untie a knot?—has a complicated answer.

A new collection of research papers examines how humans conceptualize numbers and the numeral systems we’ve build around them ...

At the 2024 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), one competitor did so well that it would have been awarded the Silver Prize, except for one thing: it was an AI system. This was the first time ...

As we approach the anticipated artificial intelligence singularity and the strain builds, showing the fault lines in our systems, different aspects emerge and begin to converge.

Eliminating waste is the holy grail of management science—but overemphasizing it leads to a host of problems. Companies should pay just as much attention to resilience. by Roger L. Martin In his ...