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Terence Tao on the paradox of solving mathematical problems
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (168+ words) Mathematician Terence Tao, a 2006 Fields Medal winner and professor at UCLA, discusses with Big Think solving problems with AI and the process of finding solutions without. By using AI to effectively skip over the mistakes, challenges, and learning towards a…...
Students use chatbots to cheat on exam
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (169+ words) Roberto Serrano, a Brown University economics professor, gave a take-home midterm and it seems most of the students used AI handle the work. Suspicious of cheating, Serrano required the final exam to be taken in-person. For Inside Higher Ed, Emma…...
Visualization is not the goal
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (120+ words) This is issue No. 391 of the Process, where we strive to understand the data and help others do the same. I’m Nathan Yau. This week, we look past the chart and ponder its true purpose. To access this issue of…...
More difficult for recent graduates to find jobs
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (141+ words) For the Washington Post, Federica Cocco and Taylor Telford report on the increasing difficulty for recent college graduates to find jobs. The squeeze is hardest on those just starting out. At one point last summer, new workforce entrants made up…...
Poor geometry in deepfake images
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (132+ words) Science profiled Hany Farid, a researcher in digital forensics at the University of California, Berkeley. An interesting guide in the middle shows how simple geometry can expose a fake image. For example, in the generated image above, the lines connecting…...
Restraint in the visualization process
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (118+ words) Hi everyone. This is issue No. 387 of the Process, where we aim for the best charts in the land of infinite possibilities. I’m Nathan Yau. This week is about constraints. To access this issue of The Process, you must be…...
Past job transformations, because of technology
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (92+ words) FlowingData Past job transformations, because of technology It seems every day the chances that AI transforms work trends towards certain. The less certain part is the how. Some jobs could go away but new ones might appear. Employment needs could…...
Unemployment reasons, by age and education
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (181+ words) About eight million Americans reported being unemployed, based on the Current Population Survey from January 2026. Why they were unemployed varies across groups. Here are the reasons by age and highest education attained. Of those who were unemployed and looking for…...
10k fewer STEM PhDs employed by the federal government
7+ mon, 3+ day ago (71+ words) FlowingData 10k fewer STEM PhDs employed by the federal government Science analyzed employment data from the Office of Personnel Management to calculate the loss of STEM PhD employees in the federal government. Over the past year, the cohort shrank by 10,109, which…...
Falling vaccination rates in schools
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (74+ words) In some counties, vaccination rates increased after the pandemic, which got them past the recommended level of protection. Many more counties decreased their rates though. The Washington Post made an interactive map to see where your county stands. I’m into…...