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Biology

Networks Untangle Malaria’s Deadly Shuffle

By Veronique Greenwood
October 15, 2015
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By examining regions shared between some of nature’s most variable genes, malaria researchers are piecing together an understanding of a deadly parasite.

ecology

A Twisted Path to Equation-Free Prediction

By Gabriel Popkin
October 13, 2015
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Complex natural systems defy analysis using a standard mathematical toolkit, so one ecologist is throwing out the equations.

Insights puzzle

How to Create Art With Mathematics

By Pradeep Mutalik
October 8, 2015
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Can you generate aesthetically pleasing, symmetrical curves with two numbers and a simple mathematical function?

number theory

A Magical Answer to an 80-Year-Old Puzzle

By Erica Klarreich
October 1, 2015
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Using crowd-sourced and traditional mathematics research, Terence Tao has devised a solution to a long-standing problem posed by the legendary Paul Erdős.

Computer Science

A New Map Traces the Limits of Computation

By John Pavlus
September 29, 2015
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A major advance in computational complexity reveals deep connections between the classes of problems that computers can — and can’t — possibly do.

Insights puzzle

Solution: ‘The Road Less Traveled’

By Pradeep Mutalik
September 25, 2015
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The solution to this month’s puzzle uses both mathematics and psychology to explain trouble with choosing the fastest route.

cryptography

A Tricky Path to Quantum-Safe Encryption

By Natalie Wolchover
September 8, 2015
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In the drive to safeguard data from future quantum computers, cryptographers have stumbled upon a thin red line between security and efficiency.

Insights puzzle

The Road Less Traveled

By Pradeep Mutalik
September 3, 2015
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When there are two paths to your destination, why does it always seem like you’re on the road with more traffic?

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.


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