The mathematician Rebecca Goldin and the psychology researcher Brian Nosek speak with host Steven Strogatz about what it’s like to be the bearers of unpopular truths.
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Awash in coronavirus data, misinformation and tremendous uncertainty, we need to put our risk analysis skills to the ultimate test.
The unintentional creation of “sturddlefish” hybrids may illuminate the genomic mechanisms that govern whether species can interbreed.
Detailed computer simulations have found that a cosmic contraction can generate features of the universe that we observe today.
Two mathematicians have proved the first leg of Paul Erdős’ all-time favorite problem about number patterns.
Symplectic geometry is a relatively new field with implications for much of modern mathematics. Here’s what it’s all about.
Modified gravity theories have never been able to describe the universe’s first light. A new formulation does.
Researchers are examining the power of subtle genetic weaknesses in the immune system to affect the severity of infectious diseases, including COVID-19.
New calculations show how hypothetical particles called gravitons would give rise to a special kind of noise.
The mathematician Rebecca Goldin and the psychology researcher Brian Nosek speak with host Steven Strogatz about what it’s like to be the bearers of unpopular truths.
In our mind’s eye, the universe seems to go on forever. But using geometry we can explore a variety of three-dimensional shapes that offer alternatives to “ordinary” infinite space.
Modeling suggests that many embryonic cells commit to a developmental fate when they become too small to divide unevenly anymore.
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