A Thermometer for Measuring Quantumness

By PHILIP BALL

"Anomalous" heat flow, which at first appears to violate the second law of thermodynamics, gives physicists a way to detect quantum entanglement without destroying it.

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NEUROSCIENCE

How the Brain Balances Excitation and Inhibition

By YASEMIN SAPLAKOGLU

A healthy brain maintains a harmony of neurons that excite or inhibit other neurons, but the lines between different types of cells are blurrier than researchers once thought.

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

How One AI Model Creates a Physical Intuition of Its Environment

By ANIL ANANTHASWAMY

The V-JEPA system uses ordinary videos to understand the physics of the real world.

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THE QUANTA PODCAST

Climate Modeling Is at a Crossroads

Podcast hosted by SAMIR PATEL
with ZACK SAVITSKY

Contributing writer Zack Savitsky joins host Samir Patel to discuss his recent reporting on the rich history and uncertain future of climate modeling.

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