I was once called into a multi-billion-dollar mining and smelting company. We quickly discovered that the company was ...

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How can you have a proof without proving anything? Mathematicians found a way and, in the process, came to blows over it – ...

At Sansu no Tomoshibi, we are not denying the use of special arithmetic methods. In elementary school entrance exam math, students learn various types of problems such as crane-and-turtle problems, ...

Even in the classroom, I realize that school tests have changed significantly. Nowadays, rote memorization alone is rarely enough to get a good score; students are required to read reasons from tables ...

The bees had to roll the ball under a blue "flower," then stand atop the moved object to access a sweet treat. Mikko Törmänen / University of Oulu Some bumblebees can spontaneously solve problems, a ...

Bumblebees faced with a challenge know how to play ball. Buff-tailed bumblebees can figure out on their own how to use a ball as a ladder to nab sugar from an out-of-reach fake flower, researchers ...

Despite having tiny brains, bumblebees have demonstrated a remarkable ability to socially learn how to use tools, solve simple puzzles, and cooperate to achieve a goal. It seems they can also solve ...

In a new study, bumble bees solve a completely novel object-manipulation task. What makes this behavior especially remarkable is that the bees had never been trained. The findings challenge the ...

German psychologist Wolfgang Köhler set up a famous experiment more than 100 years ago that changed how scientists understand animal intelligence and the power of insight — or spontaneous ...

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 ...