The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at UC Berkeley, George Dantzig—a first-year graduate student—copied two problems ...

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this paper is to introduce a new pivot rule of the simplex algorithm. The simplex algorithm first presented by George B. Dantzig, is a widely used method for solving a linear ...

This video teaches a step-by-step method to solve any circuit problem with confidence and accuracy. Learn how to analyze circuits systematically, apply fundamental laws correctly, and avoid common ...

The curated articles show how advances in forensic science have solved cold cases after decades. Authorities use DNA testing and genetic genealogy to identify victims and suspects from cases once ...

Instagram is introducing a new tool that lets you see and control your algorithm, starting with Reels, the company announced on Wednesday. The new tool, called “Your Algorithm,” lets you view the ...

A resurgence of violence along the Thai-Cambodia border, including Thai airstrikes on targets in Cambodia on Monday, comes less than two months after the signing of a peace agreement between the ...

A Texas cold case that has stumped police for decades has been closed after the suspect linked to the killing was convicted and sentenced last week. Susan Leigh Wolfe, a 25-year-old student at the ...

At least two U.S. presidents — Theodore Roosevelt and Jimmy Carter — personally conducted negotiations that led to peace agreements between warring nations. Both negotiations resulted in Nobel Prizes ...

Prosecutors on Long Island say they’ve arrested and charged a suspect for the 1984 rape and murder of 16-year-old Theresa Fusco. They say a smoothie cup discarded by the suspect had DNA that matched ...

Scientists from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Caltech have finally solved a decades-old mystery about how photosynthesis really begins. They discovered why energy inside plants flows down ...

Ohio law enforcement officials said they have identified skeletal remains discovered 36 years ago in Franklin County using DNA from a relative. The remains were found on Nov. 3, 1989, on Walcutt Road ...