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Natalie Wolchover

Natalie Wolchover

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algorithms

In Computers We Trust?

By Natalie Wolchover
February 22, 2013
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As the role of computers in pure mathematics grows, researchers debate their reliability.

universality

In Mysterious Pattern, Math and Nature Converge

By Natalie Wolchover
February 5, 2013
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All complex correlated systems, from Arctic melt ponds to the Internet, appear to be governed by the same math as a random matrix.

game theory

Hunger Game: Is Honesty Between Animals Always the Best Policy?

By Natalie Wolchover
January 9, 2013
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Game theorists have developed a new model of communication among animals. It suggests evolution will produce a situation in which members of a species are honest most of the time, but not always.

quantum computing

Classical Computing Embraces Quantum Ideas

By Natalie Wolchover
December 18, 2012
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Computer scientists are finding that “thinking quantumly” can lead to new insights into long-standing problems in classical computer science, mathematics and cryptography, regardless of whether quantum computers ever materialize.

astrophysics

A Primordial Nucleus Behind the Elements of Life

By Natalie Wolchover
December 4, 2012
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Using supercomputers and new mathematical techniques, physicists are working to reveal how the Hoyle state atomic nucleus gives rise to the light elements that enable life, and how it drives the evolution of stars.

LHC tunnel
supersymmetry

As Supersymmetry Fails Tests, Physicists Seek New Ideas

By Natalie Wolchover
November 20, 2012
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As the elegant theory of supersymmetry continues to fail experimental tests, physicists debate whether to change course and what the future holds for particle physics.


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