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2024 Biggest Breakthroughs in Computer Science

The year’s biggest computer science stories included a new understanding of large language models, and a breakthrough in being able to compute complex quantum systems.

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Tiny Tests Seek the Universe’s Big Mysteries
David Moore with his tabletop experiment at Stanford University. | Peter DaSilva for Quanta Magazine
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Tiny Tests Seek the Universe’s Big Mysteries

By Jeanette Kazmierczak
May 3, 2016
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David Moore explains why we might expect to find strange things when we study gravity at small scales.

David Moore: Tabletop Physics
Inside this chamber, silica spheres probe for hidden extra dimensions, distortions of gravity, and dark-matter particles. | Peter DaSilva for Quanta Magazine
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David Moore: Tabletop Physics

By Jeanette Kazmierczak
May 3, 2016
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David Moore of Stanford University describes how, inside this chamber, silica spheres probe for distortions of gravity.

The Evolutionary Argument Against Reality
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The Evolutionary Argument Against Reality

By Jeanette Kazmierczak
April 21, 2016
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Donald Hoffman explains how our perceptions have evolved to become like a computer interface.

Is That ‘Bump’ a New Particle?
In Theory

Is That ‘Bump’ a New Particle?

By Jeanette Kazmierczak
April 14, 2016
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David Kaplan reports on a potentially exciting new signal at the Large Hadron Collider.

David Deamer: How We’re Studying the Origins of Life
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David Deamer: How We’re Studying the Origins of Life

By Jeanette Kazmierczak
March 17, 2016
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David Deamer explains how his laboratory mimics the extreme conditions found on volcanoes in the early Earth.

Michael Atiyah’s Imaginative State of Mind
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Michael Atiyah’s Imaginative State of Mind

By Jeanette Kazmierczak
March 3, 2016
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Michael Atiyah discusses beauty in mathematics.

Are We Alone in the Universe?
In Theory

Are We Alone in the Universe?

By Jeanette Kazmierczak
February 4, 2016
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David Kaplan explores the best ways to search for alien life on distant planets.

Leslie Valiant: Searching for the Algorithms Underlying Life
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Leslie Valiant: Searching for the Algorithms Underlying Life

By Jeanette Kazmierczak
January 28, 2016
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Leslie Valiant explains the term “ecorithm.”

Richard Dawid: Why Trust a Theory?
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Richard Dawid: Why Trust a Theory?

By Jeanette Kazmierczak
December 16, 2015
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Richard Dawid discusses the fine line between science and speculation.