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Puzzles

How Many Exoplanets Can You Visit in Quanta’s New Math Game?

By Thomas Lin
March 3, 2023
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Explore a universe of numbers and arithmetic in our new interactive math game, Hyperjumps!

Multimedia

Inside the Proton, the ‘Most Complicated Thing' Imaginable

By Charlie Wood +1 authors
Merrill Sherman
October 19, 2022
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The positively charged particle at the heart of the atom is an object of unspeakable complexity, one that changes its appearance depending on how it is probed.

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What Is the Langlands Program?

By Alex Kontorovich
June 1, 2022
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The Langlands program provides a beautifully intricate set of connections between various areas of mathematics, pointing the way toward novel solutions for old problems.

Math Meets QFT

A Video Tour of the Standard Model

By Kevin Hartnett
July 16, 2021
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The Standard Model is a sweeping equation that has correctly predicted the results of virtually every experiment ever conducted, as Quanta explores in a new video.

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COVID-19

A Lack of COVID-19 Genomes Could Prolong the Pandemic

By Puja Changoiwala
June 28, 2021
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Genomic surveillance of the SARS-CoV-2 virus can help control the current pandemic and prevent future ones. But the process is marred by insufficient data and geographic inequities.

number theory

How I Learned to Love and Fear the Riemann Hypothesis

By Alex Kontorovich
January 4, 2021
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A number theorist recalls his first encounter with the Riemann hypothesis and breaks down the math in a new Quanta video.

Hidden Structure

A New Map of All the Particles and Forces

By Natalie Wolchover +2 authors
Samuel Velasco
Lucy Reading-Ikkanda
October 22, 2020
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We’ve created a new way to explore the fundamental constituents of the universe.

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Arrows of Time

By Dan Falk +2 authors
Eleanor Lutz
Olena Shmahalo
May 4, 2020
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The human mind has long grappled with the elusive nature of time: what it is, how to record it, how it regulates life, and whether it exists as a fundamental building block of the universe.

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What Is the Geometry of the Universe?

By Erica Klarreich +1 authors
Lucy Reading-Ikkanda
March 16, 2020
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In our mind’s eye, the universe seems to go on forever. But using geometry we can explore a variety of three-dimensional shapes that offer alternatives to “ordinary” infinite space.


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