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Let Game Theory Tell You When It’s Time to Go Shopping
During a pandemic, when you want to avoid crowds, math shows the way.
A Digital Locksmith Has Decoded Biology’s Molecular Keys
Neural networks have been taught to quickly read the surfaces of proteins—molecules critical to many biological processes. The advance is already being used to create defenses for the virus responsible for COVID-19.
In a Single Measure, Invariants Capture the Essence of Math Objects
To distinguish between fundamentally different objects, mathematicians turn to invariants that encode the objects’ essential features.
In Mathematics, It Often Takes a Good Map to Find Answers
Mathematicians try to figure out when problems can be solved using current knowledge—and when they have to chart a new path instead.
The Road Less Traveled to Fusion Energy
This privateer is developing a way to power the world with water and borax.
Why Our Intuition About Sea-Level Rise Is Wrong
A geologist explains that climate change is not just about a global average sea rise.
No Country for Old People
The COVID-19 death rate in Sweden has exposed worldwide bias against the elderly.