The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at UC Berkeley, George Dantzig—a first-year graduate student—copied two problems ...

Gift giving is arguably one of the most joyous and stressful parts of the holiday season. Figuring out who you need to shop for and how much you should spend on everyone on your list is enough to make ...

Python program to solve problems using the simplex method, with options for graphical mode and dual method, addressing both maximization and minimization problems.

The leading approach to the simplex method, a widely used technique for balancing complex logistical constraints, can’t get any better. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at the ...

Back from retirement, Daniel Day-Lewis is getting candid about acting. In a recent sit-down with “The New York Times,” the three-time Oscar winner said he “doesn’t like thinking of acting in terms of ...

Introduction: In unsupervised learning, data clustering is essential. However, many current algorithms have issues like early convergence, inadequate local search capabilities, and trouble processing ...

Christian de Looper is a freelance consumer tech reporter based in sunny Santa Cruz, California. With a Bachelor's Degree in Music Technology, Christian leverages his industry knowledge to review ...

If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle the easiest pieces first. But this kind of sorting has a cost.

The 5-4-3-2-1 grocery shopping method simplifies grocery shopping while still prioritizing whole foods. It can be modified to fit different dietary needs if necessary. Sometimes, going to the grocery ...

Johnson Controls' Simplex Incident Manager, a complete web-based fire alarm management workstation for campuses and large facilities. The solution enables facility teams to monitor and manage their ...

A new wave of state consumer privacy laws focused on limiting data collection is creating anxiety among businesses—and Maryland is leading the charge. The Maryland ...