The Latest Breaking News from Math

Matthew McConaughey says Woody Harrelson could be his half-brother

Actor says he and his True Detective co-star ‘did some math’ after his mother revealed she knew Harrelson’s father

The Guardian - AU · Apr 13, 2023

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #56

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

Ballotpedia · Apr 12, 2023

Google Bard gets transparent with its new 'experimental updates' page

Google created a new "experimental updates" page for Bard consisting of details related to its development.

Android Central · Apr 12, 2023

Sal Khan explains why GPT-4 is ready to be a tutor

It can explain why you got things wrong, even if it can't explain its own inner workings.

Axios · Apr 7, 2023

ChatGPT's greatest achievement might just be its ability to trick us into thinking that it's honest

In American writer Mark Twain’s autobiography, he quotes — or perhaps misquotes — former British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli as saying: “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.”

The Conversation · Apr 5, 2023

Alan Turing's famous mathematical model was right all along, chia seed experiment reveals

For the first time, scientists using chia seed experiments have confirmed that Alan Turing's mathematical model can explain patterns seen in nature.

LiveScience · Apr 5, 2023

Yvette Young names the 10(+) guitarists who shaped her sound

Covet’s two-hand tapping math-rock mastermind reveals why she only just started listening to Van Halen, what it’s like to jam with Steve Vai and the guitar discovery that changed her life

Guitar World · Apr 5, 2023

Puerto Rico’s remaining schoolkids struggle in the aftermath of hurricanes and earthquakes

Beset by natural disasters, a pandemic and a steep drop in student population, the island’s schools look to the federal government for help

The Guardian - US · Apr 5, 2023

Bard gets a little smarter as Google adds some PaLM upgrades

Google has started to bring in new improvements to its AI chatbot Bard via PaLM.

Android Central · Apr 4, 2023

The Morally Funky Math of Homeowner Handouts

The rich are getting richer under the Inflation Reduction Act.

Reason · Apr 3, 2023