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Isadore Singer Transcended Mathematical Boundaries

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A former graduate student reflects on how Isadore Singer, who died on February 11, brought together mathematicians, physicists and anyone else interested in the deeper connections between diverse fields. The post Isadore Singer Transcended Mathematical Boundaries first appeared on Quanta Magazine.
Quanta     Mar 04, 2021

Imaginary Numbers May Be Essential for Describing Reality

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A new thought experiment indicates that quantum mechanics doesn’t work without strange numbers that turn negative when squared. The post Imaginary Numbers May Be Essential for Describing Reality first appeared on Quanta Magazine.
Quanta     Mar 03, 2021

New Season of The Joy of x Podcast Explores Scientists’ Inner Lives

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In a second season of enlightened conversations, Steven Strogatz and leading researchers nourish our pandemic-starved minds. The post New Season of The Joy of x Podcast Explores Scientists’ Inner Lives first appeared on Quanta Magazine.
Quanta     Mar 02, 2021

Statistics Postdoc Tames Decades-Old Geometry Problem

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To the surprise of experts in the field, a postdoctoral statistician has solved one of the most important problems in high-dimensional convex geometry. The post Statistics Postdoc Tames Decades-Old Geometry Problem first appeared on Quanta Magazine.
Quanta     Mar 01, 2021

How to Understand COVID-19 Variants and Their Effects on Vaccines

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Researchers are tracking the different strains of SARS-CoV-2 and studying how they spread through our population and our bodies. The post How to Understand COVID-19 Variants and Their Effects on Vaccines first appeared on Quanta Magazine.
Quanta     Feb 25, 2021

Decades-Long Quest Reveals Details of the Proton’s Inner Antimatter

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We learn in school that a proton is a bundle of three elementary particles called quarks — two “up” quarks and a “down” quark, whose electric charges (+2/3 and −1/3, respectively) combine to give the proton its charge of +1. But that simplistic picture glosses over a far stranger, as-yet-unresolved story.
Quanta     Feb 24, 2021

Cloud-Making Aerosol Could Devastate Polar Sea Ice

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Cirrus clouds float over sea ice in northwest Greenland. Melting sea ice releases iodine into the atmosphere, which can rapidly mix with other trace gases to form particles that seed the growth of new clouds, a recent study found.
Quanta     Feb 23, 2021

Mathematicians Set Numbers in Motion to Unlock Their Secrets

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A new proof demonstrates the power of arithmetic dynamics, an emerging discipline that combines insights from number theory and dynamical systems. The post Mathematicians Set Numbers in Motion to Unlock Their Secrets first appeared on Quanta Magazine.
Quanta     Feb 22, 2021

Artificial Neural Nets Finally Yield Clues to How Brains Learn

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The learning algorithm that enables the runaway success of deep neural networks doesn’t work in biological brains, but researchers are finding alternatives that could. The post Artificial Neural Nets Finally Yield Clues to How Brains Learn first appeared on Quanta Magazine.
Quanta     Feb 18, 2021

Growing Inventory of Black Holes Offers a Radical Probe of the Cosmos

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One black hole is nice, but astrophysicists can do a lot more science with 50 of them. The post Growing Inventory of Black Holes Offers a Radical Probe of the Cosmos first appeared on Quanta Magazine.
Quanta     Feb 17, 2021

The Coach Who Led the U.S. Math Team Back to the Top

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Po-Shen Loh has harnessed his competitive impulses and iconoclastic tendencies to reinvigorate the U.S. Math Olympiad program. The post The Coach Who Led the U.S. Math Team Back to the Top first appeared on Quanta Magazine.
Quanta     Feb 16, 2021

In Violation of Einstein, Black Holes Might Have ‘Hair’

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A new study shows that extreme black holes could break the famous “no-hair” theorem, and in a way that we could detect. The post In Violation of Einstein, Black Holes Might Have ‘Hair’ first appeared on Quanta Magazine.
Quanta     Feb 11, 2021

Zen and the Art of Puzzle Solving

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In five years of Insights puzzles, we’ve tried to present questions that lived up to the column’s name. Sometimes the intended insights have relied on simplified scenarios that shed light on scientific questions, such as Bell’s theorem or heredity, or on philosophical questions, such as elegance in mathematics or randomness. At other times, we’ve explored cutting-edge discoveries such as superconductivity in rotated sheets of graphene.
Quanta     Feb 10, 2021

Undergraduates Hunt for Special Tetrahedra That Fit Together

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A group of MIT undergraduates is searching for tetrahedra that tile space, the latest effort in a millennia-long inquiry. They’ve already made a new discovery. The post Undergraduates Hunt for Special Tetrahedra That Fit Together first appeared on Quanta Magazine.
Quanta     Feb 09, 2021

Brain’s ‘Background Noise’ May Hold Clues to Persistent Mysteries

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By digging out signals hidden within the brain’s electrical chatter, scientists are getting new insights into sleep, aging and more. The post Brain’s ‘Background Noise’ May Hold Clues to Persistent Mysteries first appeared on Quanta Magazine.
Quanta     Feb 08, 2021

What Dust From Space Tells Us About Ourselves

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Micrometeorites constantly fall on every corner of Earth. Matthew Genge is using these shards of interplanetary space to understand Earth and its place in the solar system. The post What Dust From Space Tells Us About Ourselves first appeared on Quanta Magazine.
Quanta     Feb 04, 2021

Some Proteins Change Their Folds to Perform Different Jobs

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Unusual proteins that can quickly fold into different shapes provide cells with a novel regulatory mechanism. The post Some Proteins Change Their Folds to Perform Different Jobs first appeared on Quanta Magazine.
Quanta     Feb 03, 2021

Tetrahedron Solutions Finally Proved Decades After Computer Search

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Four mathematicians have cataloged all the tetrahedra with rational angles, resolving a question about basic geometric shapes using techniques from number theory. The post Tetrahedron Solutions Finally Proved Decades After Computer Search first appeared on Quanta Magazine.
Quanta     Feb 02, 2021