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Scientists have begun to identify the symphony of biological triggers that powered the extraordinary expansion of the human brain.

Testing the multiverse hypothesis requires measuring whether our universe is statistically typical among the infinite variety of universes. But infinity does a number on statistics.

The nature of computing has changed dramatically over the last decade, and more innovation is needed to weather the gathering data storm.

New technologies have launched the life sciences into the age of big data. Biologists must now make sense of their windfall.

Scientific data sets are becoming more dynamic, requiring new mathematical techniques on par with the invention of calculus.