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Explore mind-bending developments in basic science and math research. Quanta Magazine is an award-winning, editorially independent magazine published by the Simons Foundation.
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- 1 1. Richard Schwartz: In Praise of Simple Problems2018-01-09Mathematician Richard Schwartz talks about why he's attracted to the hidden depths of simple problems.
- 2 2. Ed Boyden on the Promise of Expansion Microscopy2018-01-18Ed Boyden of MIT’s Media Lab, the inventor of expansion microscopy, explains how the technique could illuminate deep mysteries about how the brain works and improve cancer diagnosi
- 3 3. Erich Jarvis on Theories About the Origin of Vocal Learning2018-01-30Neuroscientist Erich Jarvis discusses how the brain circuitry for vocal learning in songbirds and humans evolved from systems for controlling body movements and why so few species
- 4 4. Daniel Goldman and His Smart Robots2018-02-14Goldman explains how “smarticles” work together to demonstrate collective behavior.
- 5 5. Barbara Engelhardt on How to Improve Statistical Analyses of Genomes2018-02-27Barbara Engelhardt, a computer scientist at Princeton University, explains why traditional machine-learning techniques have often fallen short for genomic analysis, and how researc
- 6 6. Günter Ziegler Seeks God’s Perfect Math Proofs2018-03-19Günter Ziegler describes one of the most famous and beautiful proofs in "Proofs From THE BOOK," a book he co-authored with Martin Aigner.
- 7 7. Donald Richards: A Revealer of Secrets in the Data of Life and the Universe2018-04-11Donald Richards discusses the statistical rule-of-thumb he wishes everyone knew.
- 8 8. Michela Massimi: Defending the Philosophy of Science2018-05-24Michela Massimi argues that the philosophy of science doesn’t have to be useful to scientists for it to be useful to humanity.
- 9 9. Lisa Manning on the Dynamics of Glasses and Embryos2018-06-11Lisa Manning, a physicist at Syracuse University, describes how the physics of glassy materials helps to explain how some organs assume their correct shape during embryonic develop
- 10 10. Carina Curto on How Physicists Can Think About Neuroscience2018-06-19Carina Curto, a mathematician at Pennsylvania State University, explains how her background in theoretical physics helps her tackle daunting problems in theoretical neuroscience.
- 11 11. Jessica Whited on Limb Regeneration and the Axolotl Genome2018-07-02Jessica Whited is a biologist who studies limb regeneration at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Here, she explains how genomic information for the salamande
- 12 12. Cohl Furey on the Octonions and Particle Physics2018-07-21Cohl Furey explains what octonions are and what they might have to do with particle physics.
- 13 13. Alessio Figalli: A Traveler Who Finds Stability in the Natural World2018-08-01The mathematician Alessio Figalli is rarely in one place for very long. But his work has established the stability of everything from crystals to weather fronts by using concepts d
- 14 14. Caucher Birkar: An Innovator Who Brings Order to an Infinitude of Equations2018-08-02Birkar discusses the need for originality in mathematics and in life.
- 15 15. Akshay Venkatesh: A Number Theorist Who Bridges Math and Time2018-08-03Akshay Venkatesh on his mathematical working style, which took him many years to discover.
- 16 16. Constantinos Daskalakis: A Poet of Computation Who Uncovers Distant Truths2018-08-04Constantinos Daskalakis on why he studies the interface between theoretical computer science and human behavior.
- 17 17. 2018 Fields Medal Coverage at Quanta Magazine2018-08-06Mathematicians Caucher Birkar, Alessio Figalli, Peter Scholze and Akshay Venkatesh have been awarded the Fields Medal. Computer scientist Constantinos Daskalakis won the Nevanlinna
- 18 18. Rosaly Lopes on Volcanoes Throughout the Solar System2018-08-28Rosaly Lopes explains why it’s worth exploring the huge variety of volcanoes on other worlds.
- 19 19. Tomas Bohr on Performing the Double-Slit Experiment with Bouncing Droplets2018-10-11Tomas Bohr explains the significance of the double-slit experiment in exposing the weirdness of the quantum world.
- 20 20. Renee Reijo Pera on the Importance of Timing in Embryo Development2018-10-15Stem cell researcher Renee Reijo Pera of Montana State University explains how the timing of developmental events in the early embryo can subtly affect health many years later.
- 21 21. Mario Jurić on How Astronomy Is Changing2018-10-24Just as mathematics transformed physics from a philosophy into a science, data and computation are transforming science today, says Mario Jurić. He’s leading the push to get astron
- 22 22. Valeria Pettorino on Learning About Dark Energy With the Euclid Satellite2018-11-13Valeria Pettorino discusses the prospects of learning about dark energy with the Euclid satellite.
- 23 23. Albert Einstein, Holograms and Quantum Gravity2018-11-14In 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 li
- 24 24. Why Different Parts of a Coffee Mug Produce Different Pitches2018-11-27The Stanford mathematician Tadashi Tokieda demonstrates one of his physics “toys”: the curious higher and lower notes you hear when tapping a coffee mug with a spoon.
- 25 25. Martin Rees on the Future of Science and Humanity2018-12-05The University of Cambridge astrophysicist, Astronomer Royal and popular author discusses how our society can benefit from science while avoiding potential pitfalls.
- 26 26. What Is Emergence?2018-12-20How do extraordinarily complex emergent phenomena — like ants assembling themselves into living bridges, or tiny water and air molecules forming into swirling hurricanes — spontane
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