Smithsonian Magazine

Mathematicians Puzzled Over a Famous Problem for 80 Years. Now, They’ve Used A.I. to Identify a Clever Solution

In 1946, the mathematician Paul Erdős posed the unit distance problem—and suggested a winning strategy. An A.I. model has now ...

How can you get children off their screens and into the garden?

Many kids are tending virtual gardens on their electronic devices. Is it possible they'll also like real gardening now that ...