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They kept problem-solving even when there was no marshmallow at the end.” ...

Researchers from the University of British Columbia found that raccoons continue solving puzzles long after retrieving the only food reward available. The finding suggests a more ...

They raid compost bins, outsmart latches and sometimes look gleeful doing it. A new study in Animal Behaviour suggests raccoons may not just be opportunistic—they may be genuinely curious.

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Five years ago, mathematicians Dawei Chen and Quentin Gendron were trying to untangle a difficult area of algebraic geometry involving differentials, elements of calculus used to measure distance ...

Over the weekend, Neel Somani, who is a software engineer, former quant researcher, and a startup founder, was testing the math skills of OpenAI’s new model when he made an unexpected discovery. After ...

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Abstract: As intelligent network services continue to diversify, ensuring efficient and adaptive resource allocation in edge networks has become increasingly critical. Yet the wide functional ...