Nicolas Bourbaki: The greatest mathematician who never was
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Bourbaki Congress of 1938. Wikimedia By many measures, Nicolas Bourbaki ranks among the greatest…
Why are moths attracted to light?
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Moths flutter toward light at night, but why? NeagoneFo/Shutterstock.com Curious Kids is a series…
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Inequity takes a toll on your gut microbes, too
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Affluent neighborhoods have very different microbes from those in poor ones. Zentangle/Shutterstock.com People worry…
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‘Blue’ space: Access to water features can boost city dwellers’ mental health
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Access to the shoreline is great, but what about places not on the coast?…
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Robotics researchers have a duty to prevent autonomous weapons
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Both the hardware and software of commercial drones can be changed easily. AP Photo/Seth…
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A quantum computing future is unlikely, due to random hardware errors
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Will quantum computers ever reliably best classical computers? Amin Van/Shutterstock.com Artist’s rendition of the…