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‘Project Hail Mary’ brings a new kind of alien to the big screen
Move over, Ryan Gosling: Rocky the alien is the breakout star of the big-budget movie adaptation of “Project Hail Mary.”
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Why does fashion repeat in 20-year cycles? Math has the answer
A mathematician analyzed 150 years of women’s fashion to understand 20-year trend cycles, and how “optimal distinctiveness” drives change.
Einstein’s real breakthrough? Quantum theory
In honor of Einstein’s birthday, we’re revisiting a 2013 conversation with physicist and author A. Douglas Stone about quantum theory.
‘Project Hail Mary’ brings a new kind of alien to the big screen
Move over, Ryan Gosling: Rocky the alien is the breakout star of the big-budget movie adaptation of “Project Hail Mary.”
Building a digital ant gallery, from the ground up
How a particle accelerator, a robot, high-speed cameras, and 2,000 ants came together to paint a picture of biological diversity.
The heaviness and (not) hope of climate change
Elizabeth Kolbert has been writing about the environment for decades. And right now, she isn’t feeling optimistic.
Could a ‘digital twin’ help you get better health care?
Scientists are working to create “digital twins” of patients that they can test treatments on, in hopes of delivering personalized health care.