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Geometers Engineer New Tools to Wrangle Spacecraft Orbits | Quanta Magazine

IntroductionIn October, a Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida, carrying NASA’s Europa Clipper mission. The $5 billion mission...

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Maze Proof Establishes a ‘Backbone’ for Statistical Mechanics | Quanta Magazine

IntroductionImagine that a grid of hexagons, honeycomb-like, stretches before you. Some hexagons are empty; others are filled by a 6-foot tall column of solid...

The long quest for news discovery apps that don’t suck – Ross Dawson

Artifact, the news discovery app launched a year ago by the founders of Instagram, has just announced it is shutting down, saying “the market opportunity...

Ask me anything: Margaret Gardel – ‘I wish I could tell myself 20 years ago that it’s okay to feel like an impostor’ –...

What skills do you use every day in your job? That’s an interesting question, because they are skills I would never have expected would be...

The Role of Quantum Computing in Advancing Artificial Intelligence

Introduction Quantum computing represents a colossal leap forward in processing power, leveraging the role of quantum mechanics to perform complex calculations at unprecedented speeds. This...

The Astonishing Behavior of Recursive Sequences | Quanta Magazine

IntroductionIn mathematics, simple rules can unlock universes of complexity and beauty. Take the famous Fibonacci sequence, which is defined as follows: It begins with...

Making the Case for Cryptographic Agility and Orchestration

The quantum threat to cybersecurity is easy enough to state. A quantum computer of sufficient size can efficiently factor integers and compute discrete logarithms...

Quantum Computers Could Crack Encryption Sooner Than Expected With New Algorithm

One of the most well-established and disruptive uses for a future quantum computer is the ability to crack encryption. A new algorithm could significantly...

What a Contest of Consciousness Theories Really Proved | Quanta Magazine

IntroductionScience routinely puts forward theories, then batters them with data till only one is left standing. In the fledgling science of consciousness, a dominant...

This Week in AI, August 18: OpenAI in Financial Trouble • Stability AI Announces StableCode – KDnuggets

Image created by Editor with Midjourney  Welcome to this week's edition of "This Week in AI" on KDnuggets. This curated weekly post aims to keep...

Why It’s So Difficult To Ensure System Safety Over Time

Safety is emerging as a concern across an increasing number of industries, but standards and methodologies are not in place to ensure electronic systems...

Is fully decentralized blockchain gaming even possible?

Despite promises of “decentralization” and “trustless ownership,” the vast majority of crypto games today are, at best, partially decentralized. Web3 is the branding, but...

Flow Proof Helps Mathematicians Find Stability in Chaos | Quanta Magazine

IntroductionAs with so much in mathematics, the proof started with coffee. In September 2019, Kathryn Mann of Cornell University visited Kingston, Ontario, to give...

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