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In a First, AI Models Analyze Language As Well As a Human Expert
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Sitting outside a Catholic church on the French Riviera, Carlo Rovelli jutted...
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5 days ago
It’s a universal fact that as any 3D object, from a Platonic...
First Shape Found That Can’t Pass Through Itself
8 days ago
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The Game Theory of How Algorithms Can Drive Up Prices
10 days ago
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How Soon Will the Seas Rise?
12 days ago
In May 2014, NASA announced at a press conference that a portion...
How the Brain Moves From Waking Life to Sleep (and Back Again)
15 days ago
The pillow is cold against your cheek. Your upstairs neighbor creaks across...
The Hidden Math of Ocean Waves Crashes Into View
17 days ago
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Researchers Discover the Optimal Way To Optimize
19 days ago
In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at the University...
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22 days ago
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24 days ago
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Origami Patterns Solve a Major Physics Riddle
26 days ago
The amplituhedron is a geometric shape with an almost mystical quality: Compute...