Q&A: Algorithm achieves near end-to-end genome assembly without ultra-long DNA sequencing

Haoyu Cheng, Ph.D., assistant professor of biomedical informatics and data science at Yale School of Medicine, has developed a new algorithm capable of building complete human genomes using standard ...
Scientific American

The mathematical mystery inside the legendary ’90s shooter Quake 3

Deep within the source code of this online multiplayer game lies an enigmatic number that puzzles and inspires experts to this day ...
Hackaday

Why Haven’t Quantum Computers Factored 21 Yet?

If you are to believe the glossy marketing campaigns about ‘quantum computing’, then we are on the cusp of a computing ...
Decrypt

That 'Summarize With AI' Button May Be Brainwashing Your Chatbot, Says Microsoft

Microsoft researchers said some companies are hiding promotional instructions in "Summarize with AI" buttons, poisoning ...
Baseball Prospectus

PECOTA Projections

PECOTA, which stands for Player Empirical Comparison and Optimization Test Algorithm, is BP’s proprietary system that projects player and team performance PECOTA is a system that takes a player’s past ...