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The Greatest Journey of All Time
How the first Americans made their way from Siberia to Patagonia.
Why Is Glass Rigid? Signs of Its Secret Structure Emerge.
At the molecular level, glass looks like a liquid. But an artificial neural network has picked up on hidden structure in its molecules that may explain why glass is rigid like a solid.
How and Why Computers Roll Loaded Dice
Researchers are one step closer to injecting probability into deterministic machines.
Dolphins Are Helping Us Hunt for Aliens
Researchers look to dolphins as a model for alien intelligence.
The Contagion Detective
Adam Kucharski explains how diseases like COVID-19 and misinformation spread.
The Damage We’re Not Attending To
Scientists who study complex systems offer solutions to the pandemic.
The Things We Can’t Control Are Beautiful
How Maria Konnikova found enlightenment at the poker table.
This Philosophical Argument Convinced People to Give More to Charity
How much would you pay to prevent your own child becoming blind?
Jellyfish Genome Hints That Complexity Isn’t Genetically Complex
Jellyfish didn’t need novel genes to take an evolutionary leap in complexity.
The Black Sheep of Black Holes
This potential member of the cosmic zoo may explain a lot about how the cosmos is structured.
