Scientists
Mathematician who won lottery 14 times, forcing rule changes
By Bao Nhien - Phong NgoRomanian-born mathematician Stefan Mandel used simple probability and a massive ticket-buying operation to win lottery jackpots 14 times, earning millions and prompting changes to...
Space and Astronomy
Meet Lai Ka-ying, the tech expert and police superintendent who became Hong Kong’s first astronaut
Author: Phong NgoLai Ka-ying, Hong Kong’s first astronaut, is part of a three-person crew aboard China’s Shenzhou-23 spacecraft,...
Scientists
Meet Grigori Perelman, the reclusive math genius who rejected Fields Medal and $1 million prize
By Phong NgoRussian mathematician Grigori Perelman became famous not only for solving the century-old Poincaré conjecture, but also...
Scientists
Meet China’s ‘madman of science’ Lu Yulong who builds low-cost rockets for cheaper access to space
By Phong NgoLu Yulong, a school dropout and self-taught innovator, says his rockets cost only a fraction of...
Scientists
Who is Carina Hong, the 24-year-old Stanford dropout drawing Big Tech talent to her AI math startup?
By Phong NgoAt just 24, Carina Hong has become one of the most talked-about young figures in AI,...
Mathematician who won lottery 14 times, forcing rule changes
By Bao Nhien - Phong NgoRomanian-born mathematician Stefan Mandel used simple probability and a massive ticket-buying operation to win lottery jackpots 14 times, earning...
Meet Lai Ka-ying, the tech expert and police superintendent who became Hong Kong’s first astronaut
Author: Phong NgoLai Ka-ying, Hong Kong’s first astronaut, is part of a three-person crew aboard China’s Shenzhou-23 spacecraft, which lifted off and successfully docked...
Meet Grigori Perelman, the reclusive math genius who rejected Fields Medal and $1 million prize
By Phong NgoRussian mathematician Grigori Perelman became famous not only for solving the century-old Poincaré conjecture, but also for turning his back on mathematics’...
Meet China’s ‘madman of science’ Lu Yulong who builds low-cost rockets for cheaper access to space
By Phong NgoLu Yulong, a school dropout and self-taught innovator, says his rockets cost only a fraction of Elon Musk’s Falcon 9 and aims...
Who is Carina Hong, the 24-year-old Stanford dropout drawing Big Tech talent to her AI math startup?
By Phong NgoAt just 24, Carina Hong has become one of the most talked-about young figures in AI, a China-born mathematician who dropped out...
Tinubu Hails Nigerian Scholar, Prof Ademola Adenle, for Winning Inaugural World Academy of Sciences Award for Food and Peace
By Deji Elumoye in AbujaPresident Bola Tinubu on Monday received in audience Professor Ademola Adenle, a Nigerian scholar and sustainability expert who recently won...