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physics
Dan Robitzski • September 18, 2017
Mimicking the human brain will only hinder the pursuit of true artificial intelligence, says Facebook’s director of AI research.
Dan Robitzski • July 26, 2017
If you want to turn your kids into a bunch of little nerds, this is the place!
Marissa Shieh • June 28, 2017
What makes these boulders ring?
Dan Robitzski • January 11, 2017
The twin paradox shows how approaching the speed of light alters both time and space
Marissa Shieh • December 21, 2016
Researchers are using biological glow sticks and finely-tuned cameras to look deeper within cells.
Dan Robitzski • December 14, 2016
We know it’s out there, but experts don’t know what makes up the invisible dark matter that accounts for most of our universe.
Dan Robitzski • November 7, 2016
An exoplanet holds its massive rings together with a backwards-spinning mechanism
Ryan F. Mandelbaum • April 27, 2016
A useless element
Ryan F. Mandelbaum • April 13, 2016
The radioactive element that keeps your home safe
Ryan F. Mandelbaum • March 30, 2016
A new element created from destruction
Ryan F. Mandelbaum • March 23, 2016
The f-block’s clingiest partner
Ryan F. Mandelbaum • March 16, 2016
An explanation of the theory that sparked the physicist’s career
Ryan F. Mandelbaum • March 14, 2016
How a computer program calculated 13 trillion digits of pi
Ryan F. Mandelbaum • March 14, 2016
Mark Umile shares an intimate relationship with pi unmatched by most mathematicians
Ryan F. Mandelbaum • March 8, 2016
A blog about the periodic table’s forgotten elements