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.
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 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?
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 ...
