A week after OpenAI made headlines with an A.I.-generated proof, a new “declaration” by 16 experts raises concerns that the technology threatens math as a discipline. By Siobhan Roberts Recently there ...

In late 2024, amid a kitchen remodel, my husband proposed that we forgo a gas stove for an induction cooktop. At first, I objected. I was attached to cooking with a flame, mostly because it was ...

David E. Dunning explores how mathematical notation is a social, world-building technology. It’s natural to think of math as being fundamentally abstract. Whether it’s invented or discovered, its ...

Induction cooktops use electromagnetic energy to heat cookware directly and require magnetic vessels, while infrared cooktops heat the surface and work with almost any flat-bottom cookware. Read Time: ...

Some 110 million U.S. households use a range–or cooktop and oven–for cooking. About two-thirds of those are powered by electricity, while one-third use natural gas or other fuels. But of the ...

I’ll admit it: I still secretly prefer cooking on a gas stove despite knowing that I’m breathing in benzene and adding to methane emissions. What can I say, I like the tactile control of an open flame ...

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Computers are extremely good with numbers, but they haven’t gotten many human mathematicians fired. Until recently, they could barely hold their own in high school-level math competitions. But now ...

Induction cooking appliances are surging in sales, with convenience and safety benefits for homeowners. When I began my career as a kitchen and bath designer two decades ago, every high end project ...

The best induction burner: Duxtop Portable Induction Cooktop A splurge-worthy upgrade: Breville Control Freak Home The best double induction burner: Nuwave Double Induction Cooktop A budget-friendly ...

I just made the switch to an all-electric cooking system for car camping. The setup includes an induction cooktop, which uses an electromagnetic field in lieu of direct heat to cook food. While many ...

Since the start of the 20th century, the heart of mathematics has been the proof — a rigorous, logical argument for whether a given statement is true or false. Mathematicians’ careers are measured by ...