Deep within the source code of this online multiplayer game lies an enigmatic number that puzzles and inspires experts to this day ...

Abstract: Ant colony optimization algorithm often be used to path planning for mobile robots, but they have the following problems: 1. slow convergence speed, 2. hard to search real optima and easy to ...

Maybe it is “that damn phone.” Everything is fast on the internet. Jokes that are funny one week are subsequently ...

Coding can help students understand the building blocks of world languages, and it provides an authentic way to tell stories.

Just a few years ago, many researchers in quantum computing thought it would take several decades to develop machines that ...

As the IRS moves toward digital-only payments under a Trump-era executive order, taxpayers should expect changes in how refunds are issued and payments are made. Here’s what’s changing. The IRS is ...

Abstract: Resistive random access memory (RRAM)-based in-memory computing (IMC) architectures are currently receiving widespread attention. Since this computing approach relies on the analog ...

Chinese tech giant ByteDance finalized its agreement to sell a majority stake in its video platform TikTok to a group of U.S. investors. TikTok announced on Jan. 22, 2026, that it has formed TikTok ...

You’re reading Open Questions, Joshua Rothman’s weekly column exploring what it means to be human. I’m a rational person. I grew up in a family of scientists. My dad, who studied the brain, told me ...

[Sketchiest Guy in the World Voice] Hey kid, wanna see the X algorithm? It’s right over here. No really, Elon Musk appears to be partly making good on his promise about a week ago to open up the X ...

Most of us spend a lot of time on social media. Scrolling when we wake up. Scrolling again just before bed. And at some point, almost everyone asks the same question. Why doesn’t my feed feel anything ...