Science and reality
Scientists are homing in on a warning signal that arises in complex systems like ecological food webs, the brain and the Earth’s climate. Could it help prevent future catastrophes?
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A single genetic change and some clever geometry show how single-celled organisms can band together to form cooperative multicellular entities.
The post What Yeast Reveals About the Origins of Multicellular Life appeared first on WIRED.
The physicist Gabriela González is on the cusp of finding the first direct evidence of gravitational waves.
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A theorem for coloring a large class of “perfect” mathematical networks could ease the way for a long-sought general coloring proof.
The post What Coloring Books Have in Common With Networks and Nodes appeared first on WIRED.
Complex natural systems defy standard mathematical analysis, so one ecologist is throwing out the equations.
The post Is It Foolish to Model Nature’s Complexity With Equations? appeared first on WIRED.
Using crowd-sourced and traditional mathematics research, Terence Tao has devised a solution to a long-standing problem posed by the legendary Paul Erdős.
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A major advance reveals deep connections between the classes of problems that computers can—and can’t—possibly do.
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Nima Arkani-Hamed is championing a campaign to build the world’s largest particle collider, even as he pursues a new vision of the laws of nature.
The post Visions of Future Physics appeared first on WIRED.
Cellular clocks are almost everywhere. Clues to how they work are coming from the places that they’re not.
The post How the Body’s Trillions of Clocks Keep Time appeared first on WIRED.
In the drive to safeguard data from future quantum computers, cryptographers have stumbled upon a thin red line between security and efficiency.
The post The Tricky Encryption That Could Stump Quantum Computers appeared first on WIRED.