In Hilbert space, all things are quantumly possible(quantamagazine.org)
130 points by unprovable | 80 comments
Quanta Magazine explainer on Hilbert space, the abstract mathematical realm used to describe quantum phenomena.
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How Do Fungi Keep the Planet Healthy?(quantamagazine.org)
57 points by marojejian | 9 comments
Quanta Magazine 'The Joy of Why' episode in which biologist Toby Kiers explains how fungal networks trade nutrients with plants and store carbon underground.
Triplet of 'ghostly' galaxies hints at what dark matter is and isn't(quantamagazine.org)
83 points by gumby | 52 comments
Quanta Magazine article on a triplet of galaxies apparently lacking dark matter, possibly from a collision, and what it implies for alternative gravity theories.
Is 'Attention' the Essence of Intelligence?(quantamagazine.org)
58 points by bcaulfield | 52 comments
Quanta Magazine article exploring whether the attention mechanism is central to intelligence in AI and brains.
Sea Monkeys Show Scientists How to Rewrite a Rule of Turbulence(quantamagazine.org)
7 points by ibobev | 0 comments
Quanta Magazine article on how swimming brine shrimp (sea monkeys) revealed that energy in turbulent systems can flow in the reverse direction.
Surprisingly complex waves reveal the brain's inner workings(quantamagazine.org)
239 points by ibobev | 92 comments
Quanta Magazine article on unexpectedly complex wave patterns traveling across the cortex that may reorganize brain activity in real time.
Gravity seems holographic. What does that mean for reality?(quantamagazine.org)
267 points by ibobev | 203 comments
Quanta Magazine Qualia column on the holographic nature of gravity and what physicists' discovery that gravity can collapse spatial dimensions implies for reality.
Biology might not be quantum, but its math is quantumlike(quantamagazine.org)
112 points by pseudolus | 49 comments
Quanta Magazine article arguing that while biology may not rely on quantum effects, the mathematics describing biological systems resembles quantum math.
Aging may be a program, not a breakdown(quantamagazine.org)
33 points by elo2000 | 36 comments
Quanta Magazine Q&A with Junyue Cao on single-cell studies of mouse cells suggesting aging is a programmed remodeling of cell populations rather than random wear.
How Gödel's Proof Works (2020)(quantamagazine.org)
104 points by tzury | 44 comments
For first time, a cell built from scratch grows and divides(quantamagazine.org)
892 points by defrost | 280 comments
Quanta Magazine article on scientists building a synthetic cell from nonliving materials that can grow and divide, a step toward creating life in the lab.
What is a manifold?(quantamagazine.org)
335 points by isaacfrond | 117 comments
Quanta Magazine explainer on manifolds, the mathematical spaces conceived by Bernhard Riemann that underpin modern geometry and physics.
What Is a Manifold?(quantamagazine.org)
13 points by genoveffo | 1 comments
First convex polyhedron found that can't pass through itself(quantamagazine.org)
514 points by fleahunter | 146 comments
Quanta Magazine article on the discovery of the first convex polyhedron shown not to have Rupert's property, meaning it cannot pass through a hole in itself.
The Math of Catastrophe(quantamagazine.org)
41 points by pseudolus | 3 comments
What Is the Fourier Transform?(quantamagazine.org)
406 points by rbanffy | 179 comments
Quanta Magazine explainer on the Fourier transform, its origins with Joseph Fourier in revolutionary France, and how it decomposes functions into component parts.
How can AI ID a cat?(quantamagazine.org)
161 points by sonabinu | 51 comments
At 17, Hannah Cairo solved a major math mystery(quantamagazine.org)
437 points by baruchel | 168 comments
Quanta Magazine profile of Hannah Cairo, who at 17 disproved a 40-year-old conjecture in harmonic analysis after joining a Berkeley graduate class.
What Can a Cell Remember?(quantamagazine.org)
69 points by chapulin | 10 comments
