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Echoes of Physics Found in Number Theory

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Echoes of Physics Found in Number Theory

By KEVIN HARTNETT

A new magnum opus posits the existence of a hidden mathematical link akin to the connection between electricity and magnetism.

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CHRONOBIOLOGY

 

In Our Cellular Clocks, She's Found a Lifetime of Discoveries

By VERONIQUE GREENWOOD

For decades, Carrie Partch has led pioneering structural research on the protein clockwork that keeps time for our circadian rhythm. Is time still on her side?

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The Body's Clock Offers
a Rhythmic Target to Viruses

By Veronique Greenwood (2019)

FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS

 

The Deep Link Equating Math Proofs and Computer Programs

By SHEON HAN

The Curry-Howard correspondence establishes a link between mathematical proofs and computer programs. Learn how that connection works.

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Proof Assistant Makes
Jump to Big-League Math

By Kevin Hartnett (2021)

CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS

 

Invisible 'Demon' Discovered in Odd Superconductor

By CHARLIE WOOD

Physicists have long suspected that hunks of metal could vibrate in a peculiar way that would be all but invisible. Now physicists have spotted these "demon modes."

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The Near-Magical Mystery
of Quasiparticles

By Thomas Lewton (2021)

QUANTA SCIENCE PODCAST

 

JWST Spots Giant Black Holes All Over the Early Universe

By CHARLIE WOOD;
Podcast hosted by SUSAN VALOT

Giant black holes were supposed to be bit players in the early cosmic story. But recent James Webb Space Telescope observations are finding an unexpected abundance of the beasts.


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Around the Web

Pretty Deep
More than 125 million years ago, porous volcanic rock in Earth's crust slurped up a sea's worth of water, creating a giant subterranean reservoir, reports Sascha Pare for Live Science. This isn't the only water beneath our feet. Massive oceans reside even farther down, inside Earth's mantle. In 2018, Marcus Woo wrote for Quanta about the subterranean oceans and the water-bearing minerals produced there.

Perception Without Penalties
A new study suggests that soccer goalkeepers can perceive events more precisely than other players can. In tests, the keepers were better able to discern small differences in the timing between visual and audio cues, reports Linda Geddes for The Guardian. A possible explanation for the keepers' heightened perception is that they developed it through practice. In 2020, Quanta featured an essay by the late neurobiologist Richard Masland about how our malleable senses can be rewired by our experiences.
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