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The Webb Space Telescope Will Rewrite Cosmic History. If It Works.
The James Webb Space Telescope has the potential to rewrite the history of the cosmos and reshape humanity’s position within it. But first, a lot of things have to work just right.
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Mathematicians Transcend Geometric Theory of Motion | Quanta Magazine
More than 30 years ago, Andreas Floer changed geometry. Now, two mathematicians have finally figured out how to extend his revolutionary perspective.
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Gravitational Waves Should Permanently Distort Space-Time | Quanta Magazine
The “gravitational memory effect” predicts that a passing gravitational wave should forever alter the structure of space-time. Physicists have linked the phenomenon to fundamental cosmic symmetries…
Quantum Simulators Create a Totally New Phase of Matter | Quanta Magazine
One of the first goals of quantum computing has been to recreate bizarre quantum systems that can’t be studied in an ordinary computer. A dark-horse quantum simulator has now done just that.
Will We Ever Eradicate COVID-19? | Quanta Magazine
No matter how much we’d like to eradicate SARS-CoV-2, it may be better to settle for other forms of control.
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New Brain Maps Can Predict Behaviors
Rapid advances in large-scale connectomics are beginning to spotlight the importance of individual variations in the neural circuitry. They also highlight the limitations of “wiring diagrams” alone.
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Secret Link Uncovered Between Pure Math and Physics | Quanta Magazine
An eminent mathematician reveals that his advances in the study of millennia-old mathematical questions owe to concepts derived from physics.
Why <i>e</i>, the Transcendental Math Constant, Is Just the Best
The solution to our puzzle about Euler’s number explains why e pops up in situations that involve optimality.
Wildfires of Varying Intensity Can Be Good for Biodiversity | Quanta Magazine
The spate of furious wildfires around the world during the past decade has revealed to ecologists how much biodiversity and “pyrodiversity” go hand in hand.
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They are suppose to burn every once in a while
- December 3, 2021
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At the Dawn of Life, Heat May Have Driven Cell Division | Quanta Magazine
A mathematical model shows how a thermodynamic mechanism could have made protocells split in two.
