Abstract: The knapsack problem is a classic NP-hard optimization challenge with wide-ranging applications in computer science, such as resource allocation. While several variants have been developed, ...

You may have noticed that Smokey Bear has changed his tagline. In fact, it’s been different for years now, but with current news stories, it catches the ear differently. Many of us grew up with Smokey ...

Virtual threads, revealed in Java's Project Loom and generally available with the Java 21 LTS, promise unparalleled scalability, simplified asynchronous coding and more efficient resource utilization.

Technology is giving us more options for plastic waste, but new methods are still far from perfect. This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in ...

Though we don’t live in zoos, we often behave like animals. So many of our instincts are derived from our animal counterparts. Take the various forms of altruism as an example. In the animal kingdom, ...

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Say you’re at a party with nine other people and everyone shakes everyone else’s hand exactly once. How many handshakes take place? This is the “handshake problem,” and it’s one of my favorites. As a ...