Columnist Natalie Wolchover checks in with particle physicists more than a decade after the field entered a profound crisis.

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Abstract: The development of quantum annealing has stimulated interest in solving NP-hard problems, including various industrial problems, such as quadratic unconstrained binary optimization (QUBO), ...

Source: Darren Edwards What if one of the biggest unsolved problems in mathematics is not just about numbers or computers, but about observers like you and me? This isn’t a proposed solution to P vs ...

Kaitlyn M. Sims receives funding from the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, the Arnold Ventures Foundation, and the Institute for Humane Studies. A record number of Colorado children died ...

Meditate on this Zen Buddhist koan (a paradox used to train Zen Buddhist monks) long enough, promises neuroscientist Nikolay Kukushkin at the start of his book, and the origins of mind, and perhaps ...

New York decides which 4-year-olds should be designated “gifted.” Many experts think that’s too young. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Tuesday. Today we’ll look at the continuing challenges that ...

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It is impossible to imagine a master chef who doesn’t know how to cook, a cabinet maker who doesn’t know anything about carpentry, or a pianist who can’t read music. All three sound like ...

Introduction: Container relocation in port yards represents a canonical NP-hard problem, characterized by high-dimensional nonlinear constraints and stringent real-time decision-making requirements.