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The ‘Beautiful Confusion’ of the First Billion Years Comes Into View

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The 'Beautiful Confusion' of the First Billion Years Comes Into View

By REBECCA BOYLE

Astronomers are reveling in the James Webb Space Telescope's discoveries about the formative epoch of cosmic history.

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CHRONOBIOLOGY

 

Even a Single Bacterial Cell Can Sense the Seasons Changing

By ELIZABETH LANDAU

Bacteria can anticipate the approach of cold weather and prepare for it, suggesting that seasonal tracking is fundamental to life.

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Q&A

 

The Computer Scientist Who Builds Big Pictures From Small Details

By JOHN PAVLUS

To better understand how machines learn, computer scientist Lenka Zdeborová treats them like physical materials.

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THE JOY OF WHY

 

How Can Math Help Beat Cancer?

Podcast co-hosted by STEVEN STROGATZ

In this episode, co-host Steven Strogatz speaks with computational biologist Franziska Michor about how math, statistical models and machine learning may be critical to the next generation of cancer care.

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