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Data Driven: The New Big Science

A Digital Copy of the Universe, Encrypted

By Natalie Wolchover
October 2, 2013
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As physics prepares for ambitious projects like the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, the field is seeking new methods of data-driven discovery.

Data Driven: The New Big Science

Imagining Data Without Division

By Thomas Lin
September 30, 2013
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As science dives headlong into an ocean of data, the demands of large-scale interdisciplinary collaborations are growing increasingly acute.

Q&A

Debating the Evolution of Multicellularity

By Peter Byrne
September 25, 2013
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An interview with the developmental biologist Cassandra Extavour on the origins of multicellular organisms and the evolution of cooperation.

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theoretical physics

A Jewel at the Heart of Quantum Physics

By Natalie Wolchover
September 17, 2013
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Physicists have discovered a jewel-shaped geometric object that challenges the notion that space and time are fundamental constituents of nature.

Biology

Evolution as Opportunist

By Wynne Parry
September 4, 2013
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A computational study reveals surprising flexibility hidden within metabolic networks, providing new evidence for an evolutionary concept called exaptation.

machine learning

Decoding Flu Viruses Before an Outbreak

By Emily Singer
August 29, 2013
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Machine learning techniques are helping scientists pinpoint the mutations that allow bird and pig viruses to infect humans.

quantum computing

The Proof in the Quantum Pudding

By Erica Klarreich
August 21, 2013
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How do you know if a quantum computer is doing what it claims? A new protocol offers a possible solution and a boost to quantum cryptography.

networks

Nature’s Loopy Architecture

By Emily Singer
August 14, 2013
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In the complex architecture that ferries fluids in plants and brains, scientists are finding a model of resilience.

Physics

Physicists Close In on ‘Perfect’ Optical Lens

By Natalie Wolchover
August 8, 2013
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Researchers are making progress toward a “perfect lens” that will be able to resolve an organelle assembling a protein or a virus attacking a cell.


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