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For years, the public conversation around government finance has been dominated by familiar criticisms: Government is wasteful. Government cannot manage money. Government should run like a business.

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Mathematician Will Sawin discusses his experience reviewing and refining a mathematical proof devised by OpenAI's internal model—and what that could mean for mathematics.

Using a conventional computer and cutting-edge mathematical tools and code, physicists at the Center for Computational Quantum Physics (CCQ) at the Simons Foundation's Flatiron Institute and ...

In October 2024 I attended a workshop at Harvard University where mathematicians talked through the uses of artificial intelligence in their field. Most were less worried about the future of math than ...

Arizona’s budget debate is stuck in a place that no longer reflects reality. For years, state lawmakers have treated tax cuts as a default strategy, arguing that they will magically produce growth, ...

As you read this, every atom in your body is desperately trying to tear itself apart. In fact, that goes for every atom, everywhere, since the beginning of time. Thankfully, those efforts have failed.

Screentime is a reality for modern parenting. Anyone with young kids—especially multiple kids—knows it's virtually impossible to get dinner made, field a phone call, survive air travel, or get through ...