For more complex types of problem solving, such as different types of operations type problems like supply chain management, or electrical distribution on grid networks, usually require large amounts of data, which can be expensive and time consuming. But a MIT group found an algorithm that optimizes the solution to the problem, using far less data than researchers ever imagined. Read about what they did!
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Computational science - Example of how AI is having an impact
Advanced AI's have been used in high-level science research for some time, long before it became a thing with the public. If you want to see an example of how it impacts mathematics and computational science, check out this Quantum article about its impact on trying to solve Navier-Stokes equations. The N-S equations are the classic equations that are used to model fluid dynamics, and are seriously challenging as far as the math. A new solution, one that the best mathematicians have been trying to find for decades, has been done with AI.
Thursday, January 1, 2026
Time for Top 10 lists of Science stories
I'll only list one here, but take your favorite science site or magazine, and it's bound to have the editors' picks for the top 10 science stories of 2025. These are fun to check out, both for their importance to society and their respective fields of study as well as getting a sense of where cutting-edge research is at and what is interesting in a wide spectrum of fields of science. Here is the list from the Smithsonian's science magazine.
HAPPY 2026, and may it be a year of the joy of discovery for you!
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