One July afternoon in 2024, Ryan Williams set out to prove himself wrong. Two months had passed since he’d hit upon a startling discovery about the relationship between time and memory in computing.

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. One July afternoon in 2024, Ryan Williams set out to prove himself wrong. Two months had passed since he’d hit upon a startling ...

What makes this possible is the underlying algorithm — a simple set of mathematical rules embedded in the software. In fact, every time you access an automated teller machine (ATM), enlist for a ...

Networks are systems comprised of two or more connected devices, biological organisms or other components, which typically ...