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• Eve Marder on the Crucial Resilience of Neurons

  May 17, 2021 · 41 min

  Eve Marder’s research into the plasticity and resilience of nervous systems finds universal principles guiding life’s responses to stress. The post Eve Marder on the Crucial Resilience of Neurons first appeared on Quanta Magazine

• Charlie Marcus Knows That Quantum Facts Aren’t Complicated

  May 10, 2021 · 49 min

  The secret to making a qubit for future quantum computers might depend on knowing how to tie knots in unusual materials, argues the physicist Charlie Marcus. The post Charlie Marcus Knows That Quantum Facts Aren’t Complicated first…

• Amie Wilkinson Sees the Dynamic Chaos in Puff Pastry

  May 3, 2021 · 42 min

  To a dynamicist like Amie Wilkinson, understanding the universe is about knowing all the right moves. The post Amie Wilkinson Sees the Dynamic Chaos in Puff Pastry first appeared on Quanta Magazine

• Emery Brown and the Truth About Anesthesia

  April 26, 2021 · 41 min

  Anesthesia is very different from sleep — which is why it offers unique opportunities for studying the human brain, says the physician-researcher and statistician Emery Brown. The post Emery Brown and the Truth About Anesthesia first…

• Melanie Mitchell Takes AI Research Back to Its Roots

  April 19, 2021 · 41 min

  To build a general artificial intelligence, we may need to know more about our own minds, argues the computer scientist Melanie Mitchell. The post Melanie Mitchell Takes AI Research Back to Its Roots first appeared on Quanta Magazine

• Trachette Jackson Fights Cancer With Math

  April 12, 2021 · 43 min

  Quantitative models built by the mathematical biologist Trachette Jackson can make cancer therapies safer and more effective. The post Trachette Jackson Fights Cancer With Math first appeared on Quanta Magazine

• Rediet Abebe on Using Algorithms for Social Justice

  April 5, 2021 · 44 min

  The computer scientist Rediet Abebe’s passion for applied mathematics closely aligns with her passion to solve problems with poverty and social inequality. The post Rediet Abebe on Using Algorithms for Social Justice first appeared on…

• Federico Ardila on Math, Music and the Space of Possibilities

  March 29, 2021 · 51 min

  The mathematician Federico Ardila takes a creative approach to the search for useful answers hiding among inconceivably huge numbers of possible ones. The post Federico Ardila on Math, Music and the Space of Possibilities first appeared on…