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In Theory

How Complex Wholes Emerge From Simple Parts

By John Rennie
December 20, 2018
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Throughout nature, throngs of relatively simple elements can self-organize into behaviors that seem unexpectedly complex. Scientists are beginning to understand why and how these phenomena emerge without a central organizing entity.

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Quanta Writers and Editors Discuss Trends in Science and Math

By Thomas Lin
November 21, 2018
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On November 16, 2018, more than 200 readers joined writers and editors from Quanta Magazine for a wide-ranging panel discussion that examined the newest ideas in fundamental physics, biology and mathematics research.

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In Theory

How Holography Could Help Solve Quantum Gravity

By Thomas Lin
November 14, 2018
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In the latest campaign to reconcile Einstein’s theory of gravity with quantum mechanics, many physicists are studying how a higher dimensional space that includes gravity arises like a hologram from a lower dimensional particle theory.

Ewine van Dishoeck at Noordwijk beach in the Netherlands.
Thinking Places

Ewine van Dishoeck, the Netherlander Who Traced Water’s Origin

By Natalie Wolchover +1 authors
Olena Shmahalo
November 1, 2018
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The astrochemist and winner of the 2018 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics has wondered about the cosmic origin of water while enjoying Noordwijk beach near her hometown of Leiden.

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In Theory

The Universal Pattern Popping Up in Math, Physics and Biology

By Thomas Lin
August 23, 2018
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Quanta’s In Theory video series returns with an exploration of a mysterious mathematical pattern found throughout nature.

Victoria Meadows in her garden with her cockatoo.
Thinking Places

Victoria Meadows’ Earthly Visions of Alien Life

By Natalie Wolchover +1 authors
Olena Shmahalo
June 5, 2018
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A living, breathing garden in Seattle serves as the perfect backdrop to an astrobiologist’s search for life on faraway planets.

Plunge Into A (Virtual Reality) Black Hole
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Plunge Into a (Virtual Reality) Black Hole

By Natalie Wolchover
December 4, 2017
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Join a fleet of robotic probes on a one-way virtual-reality trip into the abyss of a massive black hole.

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Seeing the Beautiful Intelligence of Microbes

By John Rennie +1 authors
Lucy Reading-Ikkanda
November 13, 2017
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Bacterial biofilms and slime molds are more than crude patches of goo. Detailed time-lapse microscopy reveals how they sense and explore their surroundings, communicate with their neighbors and adaptively reshape themselves.

Thinking Places

Jason Morgan Recalls Discovering Earth’s Tectonic Plates

By Natalie Wolchover +2 authors
Olena Shmahalo
Lucy Reading-Ikkanda
August 28, 2017
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Jason Morgan developed the theory of plate tectonics in 1967 while working among a critical mass of talented geophysicists at Princeton University.


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