Mathematical Thinking Isn't What You Think It Is

By KELSEY HOUSTON-EDWARDS

The mathematician David Bessis claims that everyone is capable of, and can benefit greatly from, mathematical thinking.

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ORIGINS OF LIFE

All Life on Earth Today Descended From a Single Cell. Meet LUCA.

By JONATHAN LAMBERT

The clearest picture yet of our "last universal common ancestor" suggests it was a relatively complex organism living 4.2 billion years ago.

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QUANTUM PHYSICS

In the Quantum World, Even Points of View Are Uncertain
By ANIL ANANTHASWAMY

The reference frames from which observers view quantum events can themselves have multiple possible locations at once — an insight with potentially major ramifications.

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THE JOY OF WHY

What Can Birdsong Teach Us About Human Language?

Podcast co-hosted by JANNA LEVIN

Janna Levin explores the mechanisms of human speech and birdsong with neurobiologist and geneticist Erich Jarvis.

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