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How to Predict Extreme Weather
Climate science is forging a more perfect union between humans and machines.
Why Sex Is Mostly Binary but Gender Is a Spectrum
A short genetic history of one of the most profound dimensions of human identity.
Are Neural Networks About to Reinvent Physics?
The revolution of machine learning has been greatly exaggerated.
Mathematicians Calculate How Randomness Creeps In
The goal of a 15 puzzle is to put numbered tiles in order. Now mathematicians have solved the opposite problem — how to scramble one.
As Winters Shrink, Our Discontent Grows
Our sense of order is disappearing with the snow packs.
Falling in Love With the Dark
One astronomer has taken to U.S. National Parks to rekindle an old romance.
What Shape Is the Universe? A New Study Suggests We’ve Got It All Wrong
When researchers reanalyzed the gold-standard data set of the early universe, they concluded that the cosmos must be “closed,” or curled up like a ball. Most others remain unconvinced.
The Psychology of Greta Thunberg’s Climate Activism
Identifying the ingredients of an effective argument.