He applies probability and game theory to competitive word play, and recently won his division at a New Orleans tournament after two years of competition.

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VUB's Data Analytics Lab has published new results showing that it is possible to develop original mathematical proofs using commercial language models. In a paper posted to the arXiv preprint server, ...

First Proof is an effort to see whether LLMs can contribute meaningfully to pure mathematics research. The dust has settled on round one, and the results are surprising ...

Bessie Blount Griffin's work supporting veterans wounded in WWII led her to two remarkable inventions.

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A British Columbia mathematician who was deemed a vexatious litigant by a judge for initiating numerous legal actions without ...

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Every year, math nerds and dessert enthusiasts unite to celebrate Pi Day on March 14, a date whose digits represent the first three digits of the mathematical constant pi. The ...