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The Future Fabric of Data Analysis
The nature of computing has changed dramatically over the last decade, and more innovation is needed to weather the gathering data storm.
Our Bodies, Our Data
New technologies have launched the life sciences into the age of big data. Biologists must now make sense of their windfall.
The Mathematical Shape of Things to Come
Scientific data sets are becoming more dynamic, requiring new mathematical techniques on par with the invention of calculus.
A Digital Copy of the Universe, Encrypted
As physics prepares for ambitious projects like the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, the field is seeking new methods of data-driven discovery.
Imagining Data Without Division
As science dives headlong into an ocean of data, the demands of large-scale interdisciplinary collaborations are growing increasingly acute.
The Proof in the Quantum Pudding
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.
Evidence That Machines Learn Like Us
Studies show that computer models called “neural networks” behave strikingly similar to actual brains when performing certain tasks, suggesting the two may learn in the same way.
In Computers We Trust?
As the role of computers in pure mathematics grows, researchers debate their reliability.
Computer Scientists Take Road Less Traveled
An infinitesimal advance in the traveling salesman problem breathes new life into the search for improved approximate solutions.