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Math and Science News from Quanta Magazine View this email in your browser NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING | ALL TOPICS   Debate May Help AI Models Converge on Truth By STEPHEN ORNES How do we know if a large language model is lying? Letting AI systems argue with each other may help expose the truth.  Read the article CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS   Physicists Spot Quantum Tornadoes Twirling in a 'Supersolid' By ZACK SAVITSKY New observations of microscopic vortices confirm the existence of a paradoxical phase of matter that may also arise inside neutron stars. Read the article Q&A   He's Gleaning the Design Rules of Life to Re-Create It By SHI EN KIM Yizhi "Patrick" Cai is coordinating a global effort to write a complete synthetic yeast genome. If he succeeds, the resulting cell will be the artificial life most closely related to humans to date. Read the article THE JOY OF WHY   How Is AI Changing the Science of Prediction? Podcast co-hosted by STEVEN STROGATZ Co-host Steven Strogatz speaks with statistician Emmanuel Candès about black boxes, uncertainty and the power of inductive reasoning. Listen to the podcast Read the transcript Follow Quanta Unsubscribe | About Quanta | My Bookmarks Privacy Policy | Terms | Contact Us   Copyright © 2024 Quanta Magazine, an editorially independent division of the Simons Foundation Simons Foundation 160 5th Avenue, 7th Floor New York, NY 10010