Quanta Magazine

10 articles in the TruthFoundry index. Each links out to the original.

• Genome Duplication: A High-Risk Evolutionary Gamble That Fuels Innovation · New studies reveal how organisms survive whole-genome duplication to drive rapid evolutionary change.
• John von Neumann Unifies Quantum Mechanics via Hilbert Space · Physicist John von Neumann defined Hilbert space to unify matrix and wave mechanics.
• Neuroscientists Propose New Brain Framework Linking Categorization to Survival Needs · Lisa Feldman Barrett and Earl Miller propose that brain categorization is driven by survival needs and predictive coding.
• Computer Scientists Narrow Gap in 30-Year-Old Discrepancy Theory Conjecture · Researchers Bansal and Jiang found a near-constant limit for balancing objects in discrepancy theory after 30 years.
• Cognitive Scientist Proposes New Methods to Measure AI Intelligence · Melanie Mitchell argues AI is an alien intelligence requiring new cognitive measurement methods.
• Quantum Computing Race: Scaling Fragile Qubits with Trapped Ions and Superconductors · Researchers are scaling quantum computers using trapped ions and superconducting circuits to overcome qubit fragility.
• Physicists Redefine Fluids Using Symmetries and Microscopic Origins · Physicists have developed a new theory of fluids based on symmetries to explain the Navier-Stokes equations.
• Research Suggests Aging Is a Programmed Process, Not Random Degeneration · Junyue Cao's study indicates aging is a programmed, stepwise process rather than random cellular breakdown
• Graduate Student Proves Fractal Uncertainty Principle in Quantum Mechanics · Alex Cohen, a graduate student, proves the fractal uncertainty principle in quantum mechanics, extending it to higher dimensions.
• New Findings Extend Mathematical Scaling Law Governing River Networks · Scientists have extended a universal scaling law that explains the mathematical order in river networks.