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[:es]New Geometric Perspective Cracks Old Problem About Rectangles[:]

While locked down due to COVID-19, Joshua Greene and Andrew Lobb figured out how to prove a version of the “rectangular peg problem.”
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$[:es]The Two Forms of Mathematical Beauty[:]$

[:es]The Two Forms of Mathematical Beauty[:]

Mathematicians typically appreciate either generic or exceptional beauty in their work, but one type is more useful in describing the universe.
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[:es]Dark Matter Experiment Finds Unexplained Signal[:]

Researchers say there are three possible explanations for the anomalous data. One is mundane. Two would revolutionize physics.
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[:es]Why Gravity Is Not Like the Other Forces[:]

We asked four physicists why gravity stands out among the forces of nature. We got four different answers.
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[:es]Males Are the Taller Sex. Estrogen, Not Fights for Mates, May Be Why.[:]

To explain why men are on average taller than women, scientists theorized about competition for mates. But the effects of estrogen on bone growth may be answer enough.
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[:es]The ‘Useless’ Perspective That Transformed Mathematics[:]

Representation theory was initially dismissed. Today, it’s central to much of mathematics.
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[:es]A Digital Locksmith Has Decoded Biology’s Molecular Keys[:]

Neural networks have been taught to quickly read the surfaces of proteins — molecules critical to many biological processes. The advance is already being used to create defenses for the […]
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[:es]In Mathematics, It Often Takes a Good Map to Find Answers[:]

Mathematicians try to figure out when problems can be solved using current knowledge — and when they have to chart a new path instead.
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[:es]Black Hole Paradoxes Reveal a Fundamental Link Between Energy and Order[:]

By chewing on the problems posed by “extremal” black holes, physicists have exposed a surprising and universal connection between energy and entropy.