Zientzia hedabideetan
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In a Multiverse, What Are the Odds?
Testing the multiverse hypothesis requires measuring whether our universe is statistically typical among the infinite variety of universes. But infinity does a number on statistics.
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Why female ants battle for foreign sperm
Once a year, after the summer monsoon rains, two species of harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex) join in a mad mating frenzy, as in the photo above. The queens aren’t making a […]
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Models overestimate Ebola cases
Rate of infection in Liberia seems to plateau, raising questions over the usefulness of models in an outbreak.
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This Bird’s Songs Share Mathematical Hallmarks With Human Music
The hermit thrush prefers to sing in harmonic series, a fundamental component of human music
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Todas las personas comparten el sentido de la probabilidad
Adultos mayas de Guatemala sin alfabetizar han demostrado tener capacidad para evaluar probabilidades en situaciones de azar, lo que sugiere que esta habilidad se adquiere espontáneamente durante el desarrollo cognitivo […]
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La mujer que discute con su reflejo
Un equipo de científicos indios documenta el caso de cinco pacientes que no solo no se reconocen en el espejo, sino que discuten con su propia imagen. Aunque las razones […]
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Light-Operated Drugs
Scientists create a photosensitive pharmaceutical to target a glutamate receptor.
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Reality Check for Google’s Nanoparticle Health Tests
Google will face big challenges developing a nanotechnology-based test for cancer and other diseases.
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Barcodes, bank cards and digital TV: the secret numbers that run our lives
Millions of numbers and patterns keep our data safe and make our gadgets work – we just don’t know about it