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What Is Universality?
Quanta’s In Theory video series returns with an exploration of the mysterious mathematical pattern found throughout nature. Read about the new season debut here: https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-un… Directed and animated by Emily Driscoll for Quanta Magazine
Bill Gates: How to fund the green revolution | The Economist
Bill Gates outlines his vision for a global green revolution. He tells Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, how renewable energy is merely the first step in combatting climate change.
Watch a Robot AI Beat a World Class Curling Competitor
On the ice, a machine-learning system often triumphed over high-level South Korean players. Artificial intelligence still needs to bridge the “sim-to-real” gap. Deep-learning techniques that are all the rage in AI log superlative performances in mastering cerebral games, including chess and Go, both of which can be played on a computer. But translating simulations to […]
What if the Universe was different?
If gravity were just a little stronger in our own three-dimensional world, the curvature of spacetime would be greater, and matter could more easily collapse in on itself. This arrangement would make stars, galaxies and planets extremely diminutive, compared with the ones in our reality. Not only would we have less space on Earth, but […]
Un algoritmo inspirado en los caminos descartados por las hormigas
Agencia SINC Es conocido que las hormigas dejan a su paso un rastro de feromonas, lo que permite al resto del hormiguero seguir la misma ruta. Rutas más cortas al nido permiten un paso más frecuente de hormigas: en consecuencia, acumulan mayor rastro de feromonas y quedan reforzadas positivamente frente a las otras rutas. Esto permite a […]
Why bird brains are more brilliant than anyone suspected
The secret may lie in a newly-discovered brain structure Read the research: https://scim.ag/31zQoCRhttps://scim.ag/3mdMyY0
Fires can kindle biodiversity, sparking new approaches to conservation
Raging fires throughout the U.S. and Australia over the past year have put vulnerable species at risk. But not all blazes are devastating—in fact, fire can promote biodiversity. In grasslands, fires prevent trees and roots from taking hold. This allows grazing animals the space and vegetation they need to thrive. As the pattern of wildfires […]
Snippet: Giant hornets on the attack? Try a little water buffalo poop
Giant hornets, which were detected in North America for the first time last year, can devastate colonies of the most common type of honey bee. But in Asia, where the fearsome predators are native, honey bees mount a vigorous defense with intimidating behaviors and coordinated counterstrikes. Now, researchers have discovered that Asian bees employ another, […]
AlphaFold: The making of a scientific breakthrough
The inside story of the DeepMind team of scientists and engineers who created AlphaFold, an AI system that is recognised as a solution to «protein folding», a grand scientific challenge for more than 50 years.
The protein folding revolution
Big leaps in our understanding of protein folding can open doors to new protein-based medicines and materials–designed from the ground up. Learn more: http://scim.ag/2a3mGvZ JOIN AAAS: http://scim.ag/2bxrxnHSHOW MORE
La masa de edificios, máquinas y carreteras superará en 2020 a la de los árboles
Adeline Marcos Nos dirigimos hacia una ‘jungla de asfalto’, según un estudio publicado esta semana en la revista Nature. Edificios de hormigón y ladrillo, carreteras de asfalto, máquinas de acero y plástico y productos de todo tipo fabricados por el ser humano se están produciendo a un ritmo que supera ya el de la creación de […]
Un diciembre con gemínidas, eclipse solar y superconjunción de planetas
Agencia SINC A lo largo de la última década, las gemínidas siempre han despedido el año superando los 100 meteoros por hora y colocándose en el primer puesto del ranking anual de lluvias de estrellas, junto con las perseidas y las cuadrántidas. En 2020, su actividad se produce entre el 4 y el 17 de diciembre, aunque el […]
A Farewell to the Arecibo Observatory | SciShow News
On December 1, 2020, Arecibo’s long-story came crashing down to an end. While it’s sad to see this monumental observatory go, it’s worth looking back over the many discoveries it’s made over the last 60 years.