The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price. Unhappy with their meager profits, they meet one night in a ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

Kelley Cotter has received funding from the National Science Foundation. Chinese tech giant ByteDance has signed an agreement to sell a majority stake in its video platform TikTok to a group of U.S.

I'm using a Windows program called 5-520a9_BFS.zip, and I'm encountering a serious issue with its core functionality. The BFS (Breadth-First Search) algorithm implemented in the software seems to ...

When it comes to teaching math, a debate has persisted for decades: How, and to what degree, should algorithms be a focus of learning math? The step-by-step procedures are among the most debated ...

The SEO industry is undergoing a profound transformation in 2025. As large language models (LLMs) increasingly power search experiences, success now depends on withstanding traditional algorithm ...

This project implements a maze pathfinding solution where an assassin ('A') navigates through a maze while avoiding walls and guards. The guards' vision marks certain cells as "observed," which the ...

The video game industry has evolved leaps and bounds over the last half century, from simple arcade-like gameplay to highly immersive, intelligent, and interactive gaming. With advancements in ...