Alex Wilkins

I've worked as a reporter for New Scientist since 2021. In that time, I've written 683 articles. My most recent articles are in the grid below. A few highlights are above them.

Highlights

How AI mathematicians might finally deliver human-level reasoning

How AI mathematicians might finally deliver human-level reasoning
Human hibernation is a real possibility - this is how it might work

Human hibernation is a real possibility - this is how it might work
The AI expert who says artificial general intelligence is nonsense

The AI expert who says artificial general intelligence is nonsense
Why curbing chatbots' worst exploits is a game of whack-a-mole

Why curbing chatbots' worst exploits is a game of whack-a-mole
The laws of physics appear to follow a mysterious mathematical pattern

The laws of physics appear to follow a mysterious mathematical pattern
Mathematicians can't agree what equals means – and that's a problem

Mathematicians can't agree what equals means – and that's a problem

New Scientist

Is a deadly asteroid about to hit Earth? Meet the man who can tell you

Is a deadly asteroid about to hit Earth? Meet the man who can tell you
Static electricity can remove frost from windows using little energy

Static electricity can remove frost from windows using little energy
Odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the moon may rise to 30 per cent

Odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the moon may rise to 30 per cent
The biggest controversy in maths could be settled by a computer

The biggest controversy in maths could be settled by a computer
Caves carved by water on Mars may hold signs of past life

Caves carved by water on Mars may hold signs of past life
We may never figure out where interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS came from

We may never figure out where interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS came from
Quantum computers reveal that the wave function is a real thing

Quantum computers reveal that the wave function is a real thing
We can use ordinary sugar in the search for dark matter

We can use ordinary sugar in the search for dark matter
The moon's largest crater didn't form in the way we thought

The moon's largest crater didn't form in the way we thought
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