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Neutrinos Lead to Unexpected Discovery in Basic Math

By Natalie Wolchover
November 13, 2019
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Three physicists stumbled across an unexpected relationship between some of the most ubiquitous objects in math.

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Universal Pattern Explains Why Materials Conduct

By Kevin Hartnett
May 6, 2019
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Mathematicians have found that materials conduct electricity when electrons follow a universal mathematical pattern.

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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.

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A Bird’s-Eye View of Nature’s Hidden Order

By Natalie Wolchover
July 12, 2016
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Scientists are exploring a mysterious pattern, found in birds’ eyes, boxes of marbles and other surprising places, that is neither regular nor random.

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At the Far Ends of a New Universal Law

By Natalie Wolchover
October 15, 2014
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A potent theory has emerged explaining a mysterious statistical law that arises throughout physics and mathematics.

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In Mysterious Pattern, Math and Nature Converge

By Natalie Wolchover
February 5, 2013
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All complex correlated systems, from Arctic melt ponds to the Internet, appear to be governed by the same math as a random matrix.

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