Connecting the dots to unlock brain structure
Mapping genetic influences on connections between neural networks could lead to a better understanding of brain organization and behavior.
Mathematics news
May 15, 2018
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Topic-adjusted visibility metric for scientific articles
An NUS statistician has developed a metric that automatically accounts for citation variations in different disciplines for measuring the research merit of scientific articles.
Math sheds light on how living cells 'think'
How does the 'brain' of a living cell work, allowing an organism to function and thrive in changing and unfavourable environments?
Longest straight-line ocean path on planet Earth calculated
A pair of researchers, one with United Technologies Research Center, the other with IBM Research, has developed an algorithm that can be used to determine the longest straight-line path over water on Earth. In their paper ...
Math puzzle goes viral
A University of Huddersfield lecturer has puzzled the world.
Amateur mathematician partially solves 60-year-old problem
Professional biologist and amateur mathematician Aubrey de Grey has partially solved the Hadwiger-Nelson problem, which has vexed mathematicians since 1950. He has published a paper describing the solution on the arXiv preprint ...
New study improves 'crowd wisdom' estimates
In 1907, a statistician named Francis Galton recorded the entries from a weight-judging competition as people guessed the weight of an ox. Galton analyzed hundreds of estimates and found that while individual guesses varied ...
Mathematicians devise new model to study response of endovascular aneurysm sealing
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have developed a mathematical model that has the potential to improve the performance of endovascular aneurysm sealing (EVAS), which is an innovative procedure to treat abdominal ...
Why prime numbers still fascinate mathematicians, 2,300 years later
On March 20, American-Canadian mathematician Robert Langlands received the Abel Prize, celebrating lifetime achievement in mathematics. Langlands' research demonstrated how concepts from geometry, algebra and analysis could ...
Cracked it! Experts find answer to the knuckle-popping puzzle (Update)
It has puzzled scientists for over 100 years but now they appear to have cracked it: what, exactly, is it that causes that wince-inducing sound when you pop your knuckles?
