Psychology Today

The Automatic Reflex That's Killing Our Ability to Think

Students haven't lost the ability to work through confusion, but they've developed an automatic reflex to avoid it. Remove the escape hatch, and the ability returns within minutes.

Markov Chains : The Strange Math That Predicts Almost Anything

Discover how Markov chains predict real systems, from Ulam and von Neumann’s Monte Carlo to PageRank, so you can grasp ...
IEEE

Learning-Driven Algorithm With Dual Evolution Patterns for Solving Large-Scale Multiobjective Optimization Problems

Abstract: Recently, a series of evolutionary algorithms have been proposed to enhance the search efficiency when handling large-scale multiobjective optimization problems (LSMOPs). Among them, ...
Nature

AIs are biased toward some Indian castes — how can researchers fix this?

Benchmarks reveal how artificial-intelligence systems reinforce discriminatory social hierarchies.

Which college did Nalini Joshi, the first mathematician to be named New South Wales’ Scientist of the Year, attend?

For much of modern history, mathematics has worked in silence. It does not stage revolutions with dramatic announcements, nor ...
IEEE

Comparative Analysis of Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithms for Solving the Travelling Salesperson Problem

Abstract: The Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA) was developed to tackle combinatorial optimization problems, such as the Travelling Salesman Problem (TSP), by approximating solutions ...