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‘Math Wars’: New York Wants To Reform Math Instruction, but Experts Disagree on How

On the heels of a “Back to Basics” reading effort, New York is launching a similar initiative for math.
New Scientist

Mathematicians put AI to work on Fermat’s last theorem

At an event in London, mathematicians have made unexpectedly fast progress on formalising Fermat's last theorem using AI ...
Education WeekOpinion

How to Embrace the ‘Science of Math’ Without Abandoning Your Existing Curriculum

Math classrooms shifted over time to the discovery model. Not suddenly, and not without good intentions. There was a ...
The Globe and Mail

Using a different approach, Halton District School Board succeeds in raising math scores

It’s a sunny spring morning and the Grade 9 math students at Milton District High School, in the Halton District School Board, just west of Toronto, are seated in straight rows facing the blackboard.
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Amazon uses robots that sort, lift, and carry packages—see them in action

These nine robots help make employees' jobs safer and more productive by handling physically demanding tasks, freeing up time for skilled technical roles. The goal of robotics technology within Amazon ...
IEEE

HFD-YOLO: Improved YOLO Network Using Efficient Attention Modules for Real-Time One-Stage Human Fall Detection

Abstract: Detecting human falls has become a crucial technology for intelligent surveillance systems, particularly in smart factories. A one-stage fall detection model based on the YOLO network ...
IEEE

Efficient Polynomial Arithmetic and Hash Modules for ML-DSA and ML-KEM Standards

Abstract: In light of the emerging threat posed by quantum computers to current cryptographic standards, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has introduced the Module-Lattice-Based ...