It’s hard to pick any one line as my favorite in the 1998 cult classic “The Big Lebowksi,” because there are far too many to choose from, but I think I most enjoy the moment when John Goodman’s ...

Bio-inspired computational methods have gained popularity recently. These methods mimic the seemingly complex behavior of organisms to tackle difficult and often overwhelming problems. For example, ...

Children as young as 4 years old are capable of finding efficient solutions to complex problems, such as independently inventing sorting algorithms developed by computer scientists. The scientists ...

Three Opinion writers break down the former vice president’s book of excuses. By Michelle Cottle Carlos Lozada and Lydia Polgreen Produced by Vishakha Darbha Three Opinion writers weigh in on Kamala ...

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.

AlphaEvolve uses large language models to find new algorithms that outperform the best human-made solutions for data center management, chip design, and more. Google DeepMind has once again used large ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. For computer scientists, solving problems is a bit like mountaineering. First they must choose a problem to solve—akin to identifying a ...