Cosmic Triangles Open a Window to the Origin of Time

Math and Science News from Quanta Magazine View this email in your browser COSMOLOGY   Cosmic Triangles Open a Window to the Origin of Time By  NATALIE WOLCHOVER A close look at fundamental symmetries has exposed hidden patterns in the universe. Physicists think that those same symmetries may also reveal time's original secret. Read the article Share Tweet Forward UNIVERSALITY   The Universal Law That Aims Time's Arrow By  NATALIE WOLCHOVER  A new look at a ubiquitous phenomenon has uncovered unexpected fractal behavior that could give us clues about the early universe and the arrow of time. Read the article THEORETICAL PHYSICS(2013)   A Jewel at the Heart of Quantum Physics By  NATALIE WOLCHOVER  Physicists have discovered a jewel-shaped geometric object that challenges the notion that space and time are fundamental constituents of nature. Read the article GEOMETRY   Mathematicians Cut Apart Shapes to Find Pieces of Equations By  KEVIN HARTNETT New work on the problem of "scissors congruence" explains when it's possible to slice up one shape and reassemble it as another. Read the article Share Tweet Forward MATHEMATICS(2015)   A Proof That Some Spaces Can't Be Cut By  KEVIN HARTNETT Read the article ABSTRACTIONS BLOG   The Most-Magnetic Objects in the Universe Attract New Controversy By  ERIKA K. CARLSON How do magnetars get so magnetic? A study of stellar explosions shows that the long-accepted theory might be wrong. Read the blog Share Tweet Forward ABSTRACTIONS BLOG   Possible Detection of a Black Hole So Big It 'Should Not Exist' By  NATALIE WOLCHOVER Read the blog ABSTRACTIONS BLOG   Perceptions of Musical Octaves Are Learned, Not Wired in the Brain By  ELENA RENKEN Singing experiments with residents of the Bolivian rainforest demonstrate how biology and experience shape the way we hear music. Read the blog Share Tweet Forward COGNITIVE SCIENCE   How the Brain Links Gestures, Perception and Meaning By  RALEIGH McELVERY Read the article PODCAST   Mathematical Simplicity May Drive Evolution's Speed Podcast by SUSAN VALOT; Article by JORDANA CEPELEWICZ Computer scientists are looking to evolutionary biology for inspiration in the search for optimal solutions among astronomically huge sets of possibilities. Listen to the podcast Share Tweet Forward Follow Quanta Simons Foundation 160 5th Avenue, 7th Floor New York, NY 10010 Unsubscribe | About Quanta Privacy Policy | Terms | Contact Us   Copyright © 2019 Quanta Magazine, an editorially independent division of Simons Foundation