The Year in Review

2022 highlights from physics, math, computer science, biology, and our audience.

Math and Science News from Quanta Magazine View this email in your browser Quanta's 2022 in Review The Year in Biology By JOHN RENNIE Momentum for new ideas in Alzheimer's research joined advances in neuroscience, developmental biology and origin-of-life studies to make 2022 a year of insights. Read more The Year in Physics By NATALIE WOLCHOVER Puzzling particles, quirky (and controversial) quantum computers, and one of the most ambitious science experiments in history marked the year's milestones. Read more The Year in Math By KONSTANTIN KAKAES Four Fields Medals were awarded for major breakthroughs in geometry, combinatorics, statistical physics and number theory, even as mathematicians continued to wrestle with how computers are changing the discipline. Read more | Watch the video The Year in Computer Science By BILL ANDREWS Computer scientists this year learned how to transmit perfect secrets, why transformers seem so good at everything, and how to improve on decades-old algorithms. Read more The Year in Comments By MATT CARLSTROM While the internet is awash in the noise of unmoderated comments, Quanta has attempted to provide a quiet, information-rich spot where readers, listeners and viewers can contemplate the complexity of nature. Read more Also this week: Q&A   She Finds Keys to Ecology in Cells That Steal From Others By VERONIQUE GREENWOOD The ecologist Holly Moeller studies microorganisms that expand their range by absorbing organelles and gaining new metabolic talents from their prey. Read the interview CHEMISTRY   'Fullertubes' Join the Family of Carbon Crystals By JAMES R. RIORDON The buckminsterfullerene revolution never came, but some researchers are eagerly exploring the properties of newfound carbon crystals known as fullertubes. Read the article QUANTA SCIENCE PODCAST   Old Problem About Mathematical Curves Falls to Young Couple Podcast hosted by SUSAN VALOT; Story by JORDANA CEPELEWICZ A husband and wife math duo solved an algebraic question that went unanswered for more than a century. Listen to the podcast Read the article Follow Quanta Simons Foundation 160 5th Avenue, 7th Floor New York, NY 10010 Unsubscribe | About Quanta Privacy Policy | Terms | Contact Us   Copyright © 2022 Quanta Magazine, an editorially independent division of the Simons Foundation