There’s a mathematical concept called the ‘kissing number.’ Somewhat disappointingly, it’s got nothing to do with actual kissing; It enumerates how many spheres can touch (or ‘kiss’) a single sphere ...

Breaking a 20 year drought, a researcher found three new bounds for the famous mathematical ‘kissing number’ dilemma –– and AI managed to find just one. How many coins can touch one coin, or how many ...