AI does not, at present, originate the kind of deep insight required to solve a open mathematical problem.
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The answer to Micro Softy 36 lies in considering the problem from a number of angles…
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Here’s our thirst-quenching Micro Softy for this week. Three professors were on a trip through the Sahara Desert. They had an NSF grant to study the sleep patterns of the Saharan Grasshopper (Heteracris littoralis). They brought exactly enough drinking water with them to last for four days. To stay hydrated, each was allowed a half glass of water every hour during each sixteen-hour workday. The professors shared the water glass shown in the picture. To make sure the water lasted the entire four days, the professors made sure each portion of water filled the glass exactly halfway. There were no markings on the glass. How can they do this? We’ll give an answer next Monday right here on MindMatters.ai. Solution Read More ›
The solution to Monday Micro Softy 34 is quite simple if we pay attention to the exact measurements of the poles and the wires.
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For a solution to last week’s Micro Softy, look at the last week of the previous year.
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The solution to Micro Softy 32 is to remember what types of functions derivatives apply to.
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The solution to Micro Softy 31 is to work back from the end of the alphabet. You will soon notice a term you can easily solve.
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In last week’s puzzle, the car was handling like a cement mixer because something was wrong with the tires. The solution lies in finding out what that is.
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A question for materialists: How can infinite states of my intellect be generated by finite states of my brain?
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Egnor describes faith as a deep relationship that may not always yield happiness about life circumstances but fosters lasting joy, independent of circumstances.
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Mathematics is not material, yet artificial intelligence proponents believe that the mathematics of their neural networks is the seat of consciousness.
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The solution to Micro Softy 26 lies in recognizing that there are different ways of measuring distance.
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The answer to last week’s puzzle lies in remembering what happens when you put a rod on a diagonal inside a square box.
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About last week’s Micro Softy: You CAN have a tie in 3D Tic Tac Toe. We illustrate it. And we show what the 4D game is like.
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To solve the Barnum’s Circus ticket receipts puzzle, recall that X, Y and Z must all be whole numbers. Algebra then enables us to work out the solution.
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Gödel’s theorem started by upending mathematics nearly a century ago by showing that it is impossible to create a mathematical Theory of Everything.
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The solution to Micro Softy 22, given here, depends on the assumptions we make about Timmy’s surgeon.
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A revolution in biology? Too soon to tell but the fact that they are permitted to make their case signals greater openness to considering the evidence.
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We will be dealing with problems around non-conscious AI that some people suppose is conscious long before we deal with conscious AI — if we ever do.
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About the “Bermuda Triangle” puzzle: Look closely. Are they both really triangles?
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