Secret Mathematical Patterns Revealed in Bach's Music

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February 23, 2024

Mathematics Secret Mathematical Patterns Revealed in Bach's Music Physicists found that the music of Johann Sebastian Bach contains mathematical patterns that help convey information By Elise Cutts

Animals How Did an Aquarium Stingray Get Pregnant without a Mate? Charlotte, a stingray in a small North Carolina aquarium, is taking a DIY approach to reproduction By Stephanie Pappas

Memory Why Writing by Hand Is Better for Memory and Learning Engaging the fine motor system to produce letters by hand has positive effects on learning and memory By Charlotte Hu

Astronomy Under Pluto's Sunny Skies, You'd Have to Wear Shades Despite being some six billion kilometers away, the sun from Pluto would be a dazzling sight to behold—carefully, that is By Phil Plait

Mathematics The Strangely Serious Implications of Math's 'Ham Sandwich Theorem' A simple solution to gerrymandering crumbles when confronted with math's 'ham sandwich theorem' By Jack Murtagh

Archaeology Europe's Oldest Human-Made 'Megastructure' Discovered under Baltic Sea Archaeologists have discovered what may be Europe's oldest human-made megastructure, submerged below the Baltic Sea and dubbed the Blinkerwall By Stephanie Piper,The Conversation US

Artificial Intelligence Scientists Are Putting ChatGPT Brains Inside Robot Bodies. What Could Possibly Go Wrong? The effort to give robots AI brains is revealing big practical challenges—and bigger ethical concerns By David Berreby

Natural Disasters Unprecedented Fire Season Has Raged Through One of Earth's Biodiversity Hotspots More than 500 fires have burned across Colombia, including in its delicate and unique highland wetlands, one of the fastest evolving ecosystems on Earth By Quentin Septer

Computing What Apple's New Vision Pro Headset Might Do to Our Brain The release of Apple's mixed-reality headset raises questions about hours spent in a virtual replacement of our world By Lauren Leffer

Neuroscience How Sleep Engineering Could Help Heal the Brain Stimulating the sleeping brain may ease suffering from memory loss, stroke or mental health problems By Ingrid Wickelgren

Epidemiology People with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome May Have an "Exhausted" Immune System A long-awaited study of people with ME/CFS revealed differences in their immune and nervous system. The findings may offer clues about long COVID By Kamal Nahas

Astronomy The Eclipse Is Coming, and Solar Science Will Never Be the Same The upcoming total solar eclipse and a pair of new sun probes are revolutionizing scientists' understanding of our closest star By Rebecca Boyle

BRING SCIENCE HOME Make Your Own Magic Dough Solid--or liquid? Make a morphing material with just a couple of common kitchen ingredients! Credit: George Retseck Kinetic, or "magic," sand is easy to find in stores, and fun to play with at home! But did you ever wonder what's so magical about magic sand? You might not be surprised to hear the "magic" is actually science! You can create your own version of this fun mixture with just a few kitchen ingredients.

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