Category : Science / Physics and Math

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Science / Physics and Math

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How to Use Physics to Escape an Ice Bowl thumbnail

How to Use Physics to Escape an

Here are three smart tricks, based on an understanding of...

How Does the Hive Mind Work in ‘Pluribus? thumbnail

How Does the Hive Mind Work in

The “Joining” seems to connect people via radio waves. Let’s...

A New Bridge Links the Strange Math of Infinity to Computer Science thumbnail

A New Bridge Links the Strange Math

Descriptive set theorists study the niche mathematics of infinity. Now,...

Behold the Manifold, the Concept that Changed How Mathematicians View Space thumbnail

Behold the Manifold, the Concept that Changed

In the mid-19th century, Bernhard Riemann conceived of a new...

Could You Use a Rowboat to Walk on the Seafloor Like Jack Sparrow? thumbnail

Could You Use a Rowboat to Walk

In Pirates of the Caribbean, Jack and Will use an...

Research Reveals the Optimal Way to Optimize thumbnail

Research Reveals the Optimal Way to Optimize

The leading approach to the simplex method, a widely used...

How Do Astronomers Find Planets in Other Solar Systems? thumbnail

How Do Astronomers Find Planets in Other

Even the best telescopes can’t see exoplanets. It’s all about...

Game Theory Explains How Algorithms Can Drive Up Prices thumbnail

Game Theory Explains How Algorithms Can Drive

Recent findings reveal that even simple pricing algorithms can make...

How Genes Have Harnessed Physics to Grow Living Things thumbnail

How Genes Have Harnessed Physics to Grow

The same pulling force that causes “tears” in a glass...

The Physics of the Northern Lights thumbnail

The Physics of the Northern Lights

The aurora borealis is usually seen near the Arctic, but...