MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS | ALL TOPICS

Origami Patterns Solve a Major Physics Riddle

By KEVIN HARTNETT

The amplituhedron, a shape at the heart of particle physics, appears to be deeply connected to the mathematics of paper folding.

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BIOPHYSICS

Genes Have Harnessed Physics to Help Grow Living Things

By ANNA DEMMING

Scientists have learned that the same pulling force that causes "tears" in a glass of wine also shapes embryos. It's yet another example of how genes exploit mechanical forces for growth and development.

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EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Loops of DNA Equipped Ancient Life To Become Complex

By PHILIP BALL

New work shows that physical folding of the genome to control genes located far away may have been a critical turning point for life on Earth.

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GEOMETRY | YOUTUBE CHANNEL

A Once-in-a-Century Proof: The Kakeya Conjecture

Video By EMILY BUDER
Story by JOSEPH HOWLETT

A simple question about a spinning needle has haunted mathematicians for more than a century. It led to the Kakeya conjecture, a cornerstone of modern analysis connecting geometry, fractals, and the behavior of waves.

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THE QUANTA PODCAST

What Can a Cell Remember?

Podcast hosted by SAMIR PATEL
with CLAIRE L. EVANS

"Memory" means many things to many people, and in many fields. On this episode, contributing writer Claire L. Evans tells host Samir Patel about how neuroscientists are probing the memory of individual cells.

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