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人类基因组的复杂物理特性为何可能令AI困惑 一手编译

Our genetic heritage is not a blueprint or an algorithm, as many biologists have imagined, but something else entirely. The post Why the Human Genome’s Tangled Physicali...
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七次完美洗牌能将一副扑克牌彻底打乱。那么,如果洗得马虎,需要多少次? 一手编译

A decades-old proof showed that seven shuffles are enough to mix up a deck of cards. But it requires you to cut the deck with the precision of a professional magician. A new proof ...
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到底有多少种基本粒子? 一手编译

Plausible answers range from 17 to — in all seriousness — 995.5. The post How Many Elementary Particles Are There, Really? first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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地球的海洋从何而来?或许它自己创造了它们。 一手编译

At first, scientists thought Earth’s water came from comets. Then, asteroids. Now, they wonder if Earth’s water is homegrown. The post Where Did Earth Get Its Oceans? Ma...
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基因编辑的未来是什么? 一手编译

In the first episode of the new season of ‘The Joy of Why,’ Nobel Laureate Jennifer Doudna discusses how she discovered CRISPR’s genome-editing power, the breakthroughs and hurdles...
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光合作用漫长而奇异之路的早期一步 一手编译

An ancient lineage of cyanobacteria is helping biologists uncover an early evolutionary stage of the mind-boggling process that turns light into life. The post An Early ...
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陶哲轩如何成为人工智能在数学领域的倡导者 一手编译

With automated proof-checkers, a problem can be broken up into small chunks, solved bit-by-bit, then reassembled with confidence that every piece is correct. For some, this heralds...
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记忆是可转移的——还是可食用的? 一手编译

In the 1960s, worm-training experiments and their strange implications captivated the nation. Columnist Claire L. Evans follows the neuroscientists who attempted to recapture the m...
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《为什么的快乐》第五季:更多对话、复杂问题与大胆想法 一手编译

The podcast returns with 12 all-new episodes that explore the biggest questions in basic science and mathematics. The post More Conversations, Complex Questions, and Bol...
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纠缠构建时空。如今,“魔法”赋予其引力。 一手编译

In holographic theories, physicists may have traced the pliability of space-time to its quantum roots: a measure of quantumness known as “magic.” The post Entanglement B...
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