Credit: NerwsnationNew research from UC San Francisco and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health highlights a widening gender gap in life expectancy in the United States. This trend, present for over a decade, grew notably due to factors like the COVID-19 pandemic and the opioid crisis.Published in JAMA Internal Medicine on November...
MIT Lincoln Laboratory discovered that while formal specifications provide mathematical accuracy, they don't guarantee human comprehensibility. Participants faced challenges in confirming AI behaviors based on these specifications, exposing a gap between theoretical claims and practical interpretation. The study emphasizes the necessity for realistic evaluations of AI's interpretability.Despite high hopes, formal specifications don’t seem to...
Life is perceived as a system perpetually defying equilibrium in thermodynamics, steadfastly opposing the relentless march toward chaos. This defiance embodies the essence of irreversibility, establishing an indelible connection between life and the ‘arrow of time,’ a concept introduced by the English physicist Arthur Eddington in 1927. Unlocking Temporal Asymmetry A groundbreaking effort by...
In a groundbreaking development within the field of Mathematical Science, Professor Kyudong Choi, affiliated with the Department of Mathematical Sciences at UNIST, has delivered unequivocal proof regarding stable spherical vortices. This momentous discovery carries significant implications for weather anomaly prediction and the advancement of weather forecasting technologies.Understanding Spherical VorticesA vortex represents a rotating region within...
Credit: PixaobayJayne Spiller and Camilla Gilmore, from the Center for Mathematical Cognition at the University of Loughborough in the UK, explored how sleep and mathematical memory intersected and discovered that post-learning sleep enhances recall.In their article titled "The Beneficial Influence of Sleep on the Recall of Multiplication Facts," published in the journal Royal Society...
Credit: PixaobayIt appears that there is a five-letter term to describe the common practice among avid Wordle puzzle players as they strive to identify the target word within six attempts each day.According to a mathematics expert, the word that describes what many avid Wordle puzzle players do daily as they attempt to find the...
Credit: scitechdaily.Researcher solves 60-year-old game theory problem. To comprehend how autonomous vehicles can navigate intricate road scenarios, researchers often employ game theory, a mathematical model depicting the strategic behavior of rational agents to achieve their objectives.Dejan Milutinovic, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at UC Santa Cruz, has focused on differential games, a...
Credit: investbegin.comDecision-makers stay humble in predicting business future. In 2023, management teams face testing times as unexpected and extreme developments spill over from 2022. The volatility of energy prices, supply chains, interest rates, health uncertainties, and geopolitical tensions are challenging even the most confident decision-makers.McKinsey & Company acknowledges the complexity of the current world...
Regardless of the similarities, the hanging chain and its inverted arch are two incompatible structural systems. architexturez.netResearcher upends basic construction rule. An Aston University researcher challenged a long-standing construction rule. For centuries, engineers have referred to a hanging chain as an analogy to explain the stability of masonry arches. According to Robert Hooke's...
Credit: Unsplash.In a world of income inequality and cutthroat politics, individuals wielding outsized power often prevail. However, new research from Dartmouth sheds light on an unexpected approach that can empower those on the weaker side of power dynamics. The study reveals the potential of uncooperative behavior to achieve more equal outcomes and inflict losses on...
