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A dense thicket of neurons against a black background.
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The new math of network optimization, courtesy of string theory
JAN 29, 2026
Two rubber duckies oriented differently in the water.
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Exposing life’s limits with dimensionless numbers
JAN 27, 2026
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Noninvertible symmetries: What’s done cannot be undone
JUL 01, 2025
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How black hole spectroscopy can put general relativity to the test
MAY 01, 2025
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The real butterfly effect and maggoty apples
MAY 01, 2024
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Manhattan Project astrophysics
MAR 01, 2024
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New books & media
JAN 01, 2024
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Roman Jackiw
DEC 01, 2023
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James Burkett Hartle
NOV 01, 2023
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The standard model for beginners
OCT 01, 2023
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Spacetime, essentially
SEP 01, 2023
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Celebrating Emmy Noether
AUG 01, 2023