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Neural Networks Need Data to Learn. Even If It’s Fake.

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Real data can be hard to get, so researchers are turning to synthetic data to train their artificial intelligence systems.

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dynamical systems

Flow Proof Helps Mathematicians Find Stability in Chaos

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A series of new papers describes how to fully characterize key dynamical systems with relatively little data.

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developmental biology

‘Embryo Models’ Challenge Legal, Ethical and Biological Concepts

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With embryolike constructs built entirely from stem cells, researchers can revolutionize our understanding of development. But how close to an embryo is too close?

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nuclear physics

A New Experiment Casts Doubt on the Leading Theory of the Nucleus

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By measuring inflated helium nuclei, physicists have challenged our best understanding of the force that binds protons and neutrons.

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Sparse Networks Come to the Aid of Big Physics

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A novel type of neural network is helping physicists with the daunting challenge of data analysis.

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An Explorer of Abyssal Depths Looks to Oceans on Other Worlds

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quantum information theory

In New Paradox, Black Holes Appear to Evade Heat Death

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The puzzling behavior of black hole interiors has led researchers to propose a new physical law: the second law of quantum complexity.

combinatorics

First-Year Graduate Student Finds Paradoxical Set

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No two pairs have the same sum; add three numbers together, and you can get any whole number.

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