When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In October 2024, news broke that Facebook parent company Meta had cracked an "impossible" problem ...

We walk through an optimization problem step by step, clearly explaining how to identify variables, set up the correct function, apply derivatives, and find maximum or minimum values. Each step is ...

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A homeowner new to tree care recently decided to eliminate the infamous 'mulch volcano' covering the base of their tree, earning praise from arborists in the Reddit community, r/arborists. In the post ...

For a game about solving a murder, Disco Elysium gives you few detective tools to work with, unless you count wild assumptions and poorly timed, inappropriate remarks. There's one notable exception, ...

This is a story about Chick-fil-A and solving problems—one that seemed pretty tough to tackle. It started when Chick-fil-A announced plans last year to open its first restaurant in Asia. I wondered ...

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are a major source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, including methane (CH₄) and nitrous oxide (N₂O). Many studies have looked at emissions of potent greenhouse ...

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The Portland Trail Blazers have until the start of the 2025-26 regular season to extend former top-ten pick Shaedon Sharpe. If not, he will enter restricted free agency next offseason. These extension ...