The planet already grows enough food to feed everyone. The problem is one of logistics. A third of all the food grown and ...

Researchers test machine learning and genetic algorithms to improve solutions to the quadratic multidimensional knapsack ...

African cuckoo finches (Anomalospiza imberbis) are very deceptive birds, or at least the mothers are. They sneak into the ...

Meta’s bringing Instagram’s “Your Algorithm” feature to Facebook, and using LLMs more to rank content. Meta’s bringing Instagram’s “Your Algorithm” feature to Facebook, and using LLMs more to rank ...

Brian Christian has spent 20 years thinking about how artificial intelligence will change our minds and our world. His 2020 book The Alignment Problem has been praised as one of the best on AI, and ...

Artificial intelligence can help executives communicate more effectively and efficiently. But relying on it too much carries significant risks. One of the biggest is something Wade Foster, cofounder ...

Read about how mathematicians are dealing with the AI takeover of their field in our feature here. But with the dust still far from settled, a different controversy is emerging: Did OpenAI even solve ...

A growing number of Americans report they are unable to quit or cut down. By Roni Caryn Rabin A growing number of Americans say their cannabis use is problematic, according to a large new study ...

The number of Americans who met criteria for alcohol use disorder decreased by several million over five years, a survey found. By Ted Alcorn Americans appear to be moderating — at least when it comes ...

Heart health is important for people with a genetic risk for Alzheimer’s disease Reduced heart output is linked to increased brain shrinkage among people with the APOE-ε4 gene variant Reduced blood ...

One of the core tenets of productivity is to do more with less. But the opposite holds true, too — which a sneaky, pernicious trend permeating the laptop market might reveal. Microprocessor vendors ...

A quantum problem once described as impossible for classical computers has now been solved using relatively modest hardware. Researchers used tensor networks to compress the overwhelming wave function ...