COMPUTABILITY | ALL TOPICS

With Fifth Busy Beaver, Researchers Approach Computation's Limits

By BEN BRUBAKER

After decades of uncertainty, a motley team of programmers has proved precisely how complicated simple computer programs can get.

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Tracing the Hidden Hand of Magnetism in the Galaxy

By JAY BENNETT

Susan Clark is helping to unravel the mysterious workings of the Milky Way's magnetic field, a critical missing piece of the galactic puzzle.

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THE JOY OF WHY

What Can Tiling Patterns Teach Us?

Podcast co-hosted by JANNA LEVIN

In this episode, mathematician Natalie Priebe Frank talks through how recent breakthroughs in tiling can unlock structural secrets in the natural world.

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