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Kevin Hartnett

Kevin Hartnett

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geometry

A Unified Theory of Randomness

By Kevin Hartnett
August 2, 2016
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Researchers have uncovered deep connections among different types of random objects, illuminating hidden geometric structures.

astrophysics

After Black Holes Collide, a Puzzling Flash

By Kevin Hartnett
March 2, 2016
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A satellite spotted a burst of light just as gravitational waves rolled in from the collision of two black holes. Was the flash a cosmic coincidence, or do astrophysicists need to rethink what black holes can do?

Q&A

Taming Superconductors With String Theory

By Kevin Hartnett
January 21, 2016
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The physicist Subir Sachdev borrows tools from string theory to understand the puzzling behavior of high-temperature superconductors.

Mathematics

Hope Rekindled for Perplexing Proof

By Kevin Hartnett
December 21, 2015
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Three years ago, a solitary mathematician released an impenetrable proof of the famous abc conjecture. At a recent conference dedicated to the work, optimism mixed with bafflement.

Mathematics

Math Quartet Joins Forces on Unified Theory

By Kevin Hartnett
December 8, 2015
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A new breakthrough that bridges number theory and geometry is just the latest triumph for a close-knit group of mathematicians.

Q&A

The Information Theory of Life

By Kevin Hartnett
November 19, 2015
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The polymath Christoph Adami is investigating life’s origins by reimagining life as self-perpetuating information strings.

cryptography

A New Design for Cryptography’s Black Box

By Kevin Hartnett
September 2, 2015
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A recent cryptographic breakthrough has proven difficult to put into practice. But new advances show how near-perfect computer security might be surprisingly close at hand.

Biology

At Tiny Scales, a Giant Burst on Tree of Life

By Kevin Hartnett
July 28, 2015
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A new technique for finding and characterizing microbes has boosted the number of known bacteria by almost 50 percent, revealing a hidden world all around us.

foundations of mathematics

Will Computers Redefine the Roots of Math?

By Kevin Hartnett
May 19, 2015
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The Fields medalist Vladimir Voevodsky has died at 51. This 2015 article describes his computer-aided quest to eliminate human error and rewrite the century-old rules underlying all of mathematics.


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