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Listen to Quanta Magazine's in-depth news stories about developments in mathematics, theoretical physics, theoretical computer science and the basic life sciences. Quanta, an editorially independent magazine published by the Simons Foundation, seeks to enhance public understanding of basic research. Read more at QuantaMagazine.org.
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Why the Human Brain Perceives Small Numbers Better
A recent neurological study provides an unprecedented look at how number sense works in the human brain.
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Inside Scientists' Life-Saving Prediction of the Iceland Eruption
An Icelandic peninsula that hadn't seen any volcanism for 800 years has now awoken. Eruptions could continue for decades or even centuries.
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Echoes of Electromagnetism Found in Number Theory
Physics is a rich well of inspiration for mathematicians to draw from.
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Tiny Language Models Come of Age
Using large language models to generate training data for smaller models might be more effective than vacuuming up text from the internet and filtering out the garbage.
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Rogue Worlds Throw Planetary Ideas Out of Orbit
Astronomers have long known of rogue worlds - cosmic loners that drift through space, untethered to a star. Now JWST is spotting them in pairs.
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What Makes Life Tick? Mitochondria May Keep Time for Cells
We're all used to hearing about mitochondria as the powerhouse of the cell. It turns out that they are also the timekeepers.
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