Ice Age dice show early Native Americans may have understood probability

Native Americans have been playing with dice in games of chance for more than 12,000 years, according to a new paper ...
Game Rant

Poppy Playtime Chapter 5: Emoji Keypad Code in Conditioning

Ayyoun is a staff writer who loves all things gaming and tech. His journey into the realm of gaming began with a PlayStation 1 but he chose PC as his platform of choice. With over 6 years of ...
The New York Times

These Mathematicians Are Putting A.I. to the Test

Large language models struggle to solve research-level math questions. It takes a human to assess just how poorly they perform. By Siobhan Roberts A few weeks ago, a high school student emailed Martin ...
EdSource

Teaching mathematics with coding and robotics can transform California math instruction

California stands at a pivotal moment in math education. The State Board of Education has adopted a new mathematics framework for kindergarten through grade twelve that emphasizes equity, engagement, ...
STAT

DeepMind releases AlphaGenome source code, aiming to improve its AI predictions of gene regulation

Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...
Science Daily

This 8,000-year-old art shows math before numbers existed

Over 8,000 years ago, early farming communities in northern Mesopotamia were already thinking mathematically—long before numbers were written down. By closely studying Halafian pottery, researchers ...
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Evolution's Code: How Viral Sequences Shape Us

Boasberg reverses course on Jan. 6 defendants pardoned by Trump Waymos caught on camera passing loading school buses in Texas Mom raises kids with "gentle parenting"—10 years on she’s trying to undo ...
TechCrunch

Coding assistant Cursor raises $2.3B 5 months after its previous round

Developer AI coding tool Cursor continues to gobble up venture capital as its valuation keeps climbing. On Thursday, Cursor announced a $2.3 billion funding round that valued the company at $29.3 ...
mccormick.northwestern.edu

The Geometric Code: Genome’s 3D Shape Functions as the Living Computer that Enabled Complex Life

Decades of research has viewed DNA as a sequence-based instruction manual; yet every cell in the body shares the same genes – so where is the language that writes the memory of cell identities?
lawandcrime

Math teacher busted with cocaine by drug-detecting K-9 during random check at middle school, marijuana found in her car: Police

A middle school teacher in Louisiana ended up in handcuffs after a random drug check allegedly uncovered a stash of cocaine in her bag. Virginia Somers, 47, is a math intervention teacher at Westdale ...
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Math teacher allegedly discovered with cocaine, marijuana on school premises by K-9 unit

Pallets of cat and dog food started moving through automated systems about six weeks ago as the company ramps up operations. 'It's broken': Report highlights death row inmates in Ohio who've been ...