Think You’re Good at Math? See How Far You Get With These 10 Unsolved Problems

For all of the recent strides we’ve made in the math world, we’re forever crunching calculations in pursuit of deeper ...
VentureBeat

AI’s math problem: FrontierMath benchmark shows how far technology still has to go

Artificial intelligence systems may be good at generating text, recognizing images, and even solving basic math problems—but when it comes to advanced mathematical reasoning, they are hitting a wall.
Wired

Student Solves a Long-Standing Problem About the Limits of Addition

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. The simplest ideas in mathematics can also be the most perplexing. Take addition. It’s a straightforward operation: One of the first ...
The Conversation

Girls and boys solve math problems differently – with similar short‑term results but different long‑term outcomes

Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to solve basic math problems – such as lining up numbers to add, starting with ...