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A Biochemist’s View of Life’s Origin Reframes Cancer and Aging

By Viviane Callier
August 8, 2022
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The biochemist Nick Lane thinks life first evolved in hydrothermal vents where precursors of metabolism appeared before genetic information. His ideas could lead us to think differently about aging and cancer.

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mathematical physics

At Long Last, Mathematical Proof That Black Holes Are Stable

By Steve Nadis
August 4, 2022
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The solutions to Einstein’s equations that describe a spinning black hole won’t blow up, even when poked or prodded.

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biophysics

Geometric Analysis Reveals How Birds Mastered Flight

By Yasemin Saplakoglu
August 3, 2022
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Partnerships between engineers and biologists have begun to reveal how birds evolved their superb maneuverability.

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Q&A

The Computer Scientist Challenging AI to Learn Better

By Allison Whitten
August 2, 2022
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Christopher Kanan is building algorithms that can continuously learn over time — the way we do.

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Particle Physicists Puzzle Over a New Duality

By Katie McCormick
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A hidden link has been found between two seemingly unrelated particle collision outcomes. It’s the latest example of a mysterious web of mathematical connections between disparate theories of physics.

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Seeking Mathematical Truth in Counterfeit Coin Puzzles

By Pradeep Mutalik
July 29, 2022
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Readers balanced logical reasoning and mathematical insights to find phony coins with a double-pan balance scale.

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Neuronal Scaffolding Plays Unexpected Role in Pain

By R. Douglas Fields
July 28, 2022
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Perineuronal nets, rigid structures that hold certain neurons in place, affect a surprising amount of brain activity, including some associated with chronic pain.

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Why Do We Get Old, and Can Aging Be Reversed?

By Steven Strogatz
July 27, 2022
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Everybody gets older, but not everyone ages in the same way. In this episode, Steven Strogatz speaks with Judith Campisi and Dena Dubal, two biomedical researchers who study the aging process.

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mathematical biology

Hidden Chaos Found to Lurk in Ecosystems

By Joanna Thompson
July 27, 2022
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New research finds that chaos plays a bigger role in population dynamics than decades of ecological data seemed to suggest.


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