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How Feynman Diagrams Almost Saved Space

By Frank Wilczek
July 5, 2016
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Richard Feynman’s famous diagrams weren’t just a way to do calculations. They represented a deep shift in thinking about how the universe is put together.

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Entanglement Made Simple

By Frank Wilczek
April 28, 2016
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How quantum entanglement connects with the “many worlds” of quantum theory.

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Is AlphaGo Really Such a Big Deal?

By Michael Nielsen
March 29, 2016
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The Go-playing program teaches itself to replicate something very much like human intuition, an advance that promises far-reaching consequences.

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Deep Secrets and the Thrill of Discovery

By Sean B. Carroll
February 25, 2016
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The biologist Sean B. Carroll rediscovers the scientific thrill of an unexpected revelation.

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Time’s (Almost) Reversible Arrow

By Frank Wilczek
January 7, 2016
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The irreversibility of time may be a clue as to what makes up the universe’s dark matter.

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Big Data’s Mathematical Mysteries

By Ingrid Daubechies
December 3, 2015
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Machine learning works spectacularly well, but mathematicians aren’t quite sure why.

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The Physical Origin of Universal Computing

By Michael Nielsen
October 27, 2015
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The physical nature of computers might reveal deep truths about their uniquely powerful abstract abilities.

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Einstein’s Parable of Quantum Insanity

By Frank Wilczek
September 10, 2015
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Einstein refused to believe in the inherent unpredictability of the world. Is the subatomic world insane, or just subtle?

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The Rise of Computer-Aided Explanation

By Michael Nielsen
July 23, 2015
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Computers can translate French and prove mathematical theorems. But can they make deep conceptual insights into the way the world works?


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