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Solution: ‘Triangulation and Motion Sickness’
A method for estimating distances in sailing and astrophysics helps explain why riding on buses and boats can make us nauseous.
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How Triangulation Leads to Knowledge
What does measuring distances in sailing and astrophysics have to with motion sickness?
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Quanta’s Science and Math Crossword Puzzle
This holiday season, catch up on science and math news while solving our year-end crossword.
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Solution: ‘Triumph or Cooperation in Game Theory and Evolution’
How well does the Nash equilibrium concept from game theory map to the real world?
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How to Triumph and Cooperate in Game Theory and Evolution
In applying game theory to biology and human behavior, have scientists focused too much on competition over cooperation?
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Solution: ‘How to Win at Deep Learning’
When equipped with hidden layers, deep neural networks can accomplish nonlinear feats that are difficult even with sophisticated mathematics.
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How to Win at Deep Learning
What happens when you increase the number of layers in an artificial neural network?
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Solution: ‘Are Genes Selfish or Cooperative?’
Puzzle solvers rediscovered a simple mathematical result of Mendelian genetics and weighed in on a Richard Dawkins metaphor.
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Are Genes Selfish or Cooperative?
Can you discover a simple mathematical result of Mendelian genetics that describes how genes interact with each other?