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How the Brain Contends with the Strangeness of Zero

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How the Brain Contends with the Strangeness of Zero

By YASEMIN SAPLAKOGLU

Zero, a number invented relatively late in human history, is special among numbers. New studies are uncovering how the brain manages to make something from nothing. 

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QUANTUM COMPUTING

 

'Quantum Memory' Proves Exponentially Powerful

By LAKSHMI CHANDRASEKARAN

Researchers are exploring new ways that quantum computers will be able to reveal the secrets of complex quantum systems.

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NUMBER THEORY

 

Big Advance on Simple-Sounding Math Problem Was a Century in the Making
By ERICA KLARREICH

A new proof about prime numbers illuminates the subtle relationship between addition and multiplication.

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QUANTA SCIENCE PODCAST

 

AI Starts to Sift Through String Theory's Near-Endless Possibilities

Podcast hosted by SUSAN VALOT;
Story by CHARLIE WOOD

How might a great big four-dimensional world emerge from tiny strings? Neural networks are helping string theorists test possibilities.

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