With automated proof-checkers, a problem can be broken up into small chunks, solved bit-by-bit, then reassembled with ...

This article is part of a package on the future of quantum computing. Read about the quest to develop these machines here and see an illustrated field guide to qubits here. The 21st-century fervor ...

Every day, we prepare for the future, either mentally or by taking direct action. We plan our careers, save for retirement, ...

Data science and machine learning algorithms can help us form probabilistic forecasts of things like sporting events.

Online prediction markets are taking bets on everything from climate change to quantum computing. But researchers question ...

P vs. NP asks: are these two classes actually the same? If P = NP, then every “hard” problem is secretly fast to solve; we ...

Researchers have developed a method to reduce uncertainty in artificial intelligence (AI) systems by tapping into the power of quantum computers. They say their work represents the first demonstration ...

A dual-income couple in their mid-50s with just under $1.5 million across retirement and brokerage accounts should, on paper, be set. Their brokerage’s planning tool has told them so for eight years ...

Scientists used some of the most advanced plasma simulations ever created to uncover how the universe builds enormous magnetic fields out of turbulence. The discovery could reshape our understanding ...

We examine how AI is changing the future of work — and how, in many ways, that future is already here. While the age of sentient robot assistants isn't quite here yet, AI is fast making a bid to be ...

It’s a weird time to be studying computer science. Recent grads have a higher unemployment rate than those in just about every other major—yes, even philosophy. The internet is littered with rants ...

We’d all like to be innovative, but few people have creativity switches they can turn on at will. (I definitely don’t.) We’re a lot better at convergent thinking, using knowledge and experience to ...