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Search Popular Searches Mathematics Physics Black Holes Evolution Quanta Magazine | Science and Math News Nico Roper for Quanta Magazine Latest Articles machine learning Novel Architecture Makes Neural Networks More Understandable By Steve Nadis ― Comment By tapping into a decades-old mathematical principle, researchers are hoping that Kolmogorov-Arnold networks will facilitate scientific discovery. Read article Comment Save Article Read Later ― By Steve Nadis Get Quanta's Newsletter Email Subscribe The Cellular Secret to Resisting the Pressure of the Deep Sea biophysics The Cellular Secret to Resisting the Pressure of the Deep Sea By Yasemin Saplakoglu Comment Save Article Read Later Cell membranes from comb jellies reveal a new kind of adaptation to the deep sea: curvy lipids that conform to an ideal shape under pressure. ‘Groups’ Underpin Modern Math. Here’s How They Work. group theory ‘Groups’ Underpin Modern Math. Here’s How They Work. By Leila Sloman Comment Save Article Read Later What do the integers have in common with the symmetries of a triangle? In the 19th century, mathematicians invented groups as an answer to this question. The First Nuclear Clock Will Test if Fundamental Constants Change nuclear physics The First Nuclear Clock Will Test if Fundamental Constants Change By Joseph Howlett Comment Save Article Read Later An ultra-precise measurement of a transition in the hearts of thorium atoms gives physicists a tool to probe the forces that bind the universe. How the Higgs Field (Actually) Gives Mass to Elementary Particles essays How the Higgs Field (Actually) Gives Mass to Elementary Particles By Matt Strassler Comment Save Article Read Later In this article adapted from his new book, "Waves in an Impossible Sea," physicist Matt Strassler explains that the origin of mass in the universe has a lot to do with music. Follow Quanta Facebook Facebook X Twitter Twitter Youtube YouTube Instagram Instagram RSS RSS Newsletter Newsletter The Joy of Why More episodes Can Thermodynamics Go Quantum? Your browser does not support the audio element. 00:00 / 42:54 APPLE SPOTIFY The Industrial Revolution brought us the laws of thermodynamics, and new ideas about work, energy and efficiency. In this episode, co-host Steven Strogatz speaks with theoretical physicist Nicole Yunger Halpern about what these concepts might mean in the age of quantum mechanics. More episodes Q&A Perplexing the Web, One Probability Puzzle at a Time By Erica Klarreich Comment Save Article Read Later Do We Need a New Theory of Gravity? The Joy of Why Do We Need a New Theory of Gravity? By Janna Levin Comment Save Article Read Later Since Newton had his initial revelation about gravity, our understanding of this fundamental concept has evolved in unexpected ways. In this week’s episode, theoretical physicist Claudia de Rham and co-host Janna Levin discuss the ways our current understanding of gravity needs to continue to evolve. Computer Scientists Prove That Heat Destroys Quantum Entanglement quantum computing Computer Scientists Prove That Heat Destroys Quantum Entanglement By Ben Brubaker Comment Save Article Read Later While devising a new quantum algorithm, four researchers accidentally established a hard limit on entanglement. How Our Longest Nerve Orchestrates the Mind-Body Connection neuroscience How Our Longest Nerve Orchestrates the Mind-Body Connection By R. Douglas Fields Comment Save Article Read Later Like a highway system, the vagus nerve branches profusely from your brain through your organs to marshal bodily functions, including aspects of mind such as mood, pleasure and fear. Past Week Most Read Articles How the Higgs Field (Actually) Gives Mass to Elementary Particles By Matt Strassler ‘Groups’ Underpin Modern Math. Here’s How They Work. By Leila Sloman The First Nuclear Clock Will Test if Fundamental Constants Change By Joseph Howlett Perplexing the Web, One Probability Puzzle at a Time By Erica Klarreich Featured Videos See all videos Searching for Dark Matter with a Tabletop ‘Quantum Compass’ Emily Buder/Quanta Magazine; Rui Braz for Quanta Magazine Searching for Dark Matter with a Tabletop ‘Quantum Compass’ 06:43 Can Large Language Models Understand ‘Meaning’? 04:19 Predicting Eclipses: The Three Body Problem 09:16 Why Is This Basic Computer Science Problem So Hard? 08:33 Special Features Quanta Podcast More episodes neuroscience Brain’s ‘Background Noise’ May Explain Value of Shock Therapy By Elizabeth Landau Comment Save Article Read Later Electroconvulsive therapy is highly effective in treating major depressive disorder, but no one knows why it works. New research suggests it may restore balance between excitation and inhibition in the brain. 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