A former employer sends a one-page letter offering two choices: accept a $90,000 lump-sum payment today or continue receiving $720 per month for life. You are 67, single, retired from a manufacturing ...

The $8,640 annual pension divided by the $90,000 lump sum yields a ~10% payback rate, favorable but not decisive for a 67-year-old. Compounding $90,000 at 5% over 20 years produces ~$239,000 versus ...

“If you are a mathematician,” one of the world’s leading mathematicians recently wrote, “you may want to make sure you are sitting down before reading further.” And you’ll definitely need to sit down ...

In October 2024 I attended a workshop at Harvard University where mathematicians talked through the uses of artificial intelligence in their field. Most were less worried about the future of math than ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping work—especially in technical and knowledge-intensive fields—by automating routine tasks and increasing the value of quantitative reasoning and systems ...

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