Landmark Computer Science Proof Cascades Through Physics and Math

Math and Science News from Quanta Magazine View this email in your browser COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY   Landmark Computer Science Proof Cascades Through Physics and Math By KEVIN HARTNETT Computer scientists established a new boundary on computationally verifiable knowledge. In doing so, they solved major open problems in quantum mechanics and pure mathematics. Read the article Share Share Forward QUANTUM INFORMATION THEORY (2019)   The Universe's Ultimate Complexity Revealed by Simple Quantum Games By KEVIN HARTNETT Read the article QUANTUM INFORMATION THEORY (2019)   Computer Scientists Expand the Frontier of Verifiable Knowledge By KEVIN HARTNETT Read the article ECOLOGY   Biodiversity May Thrive Through Games of Rock-Paper-Scissors By CARRIE ARNOLD Recent findings add weight to the evidence that intransitive competitions between species enrich the diversity of nature. Read the article Share Tweet Forward ABSTRACTIONS BLOG(2018)   Evolution Saves Species From 'Kill the Winner' Disasters By JOHN RENNIE  Read the blog  Q&A   The Man Making Rwanda Into a Hub for Physics By THOMAS LEWTON As the founding director of a new institute for fundamental research in Rwanda, the physicist Omololu Akin-Ojo hopes to stem the brain drain of Africa's brightest minds. Read the interview Share Tweet Forward Q&A(2019)   A Movement to Close the Gender Gap in Mathematics By SIOBHAN ROBERTS   Read the interview ABSTRACTIONS BLOG   How the Cosmic Dark Ages Snuffed Out All Light By DANA NAJJAR The recent discovery of some of the first galaxies in the universe illuminates the darkest era in cosmic history. Read the blog Share Tweet Forward ABSTRACTIONS BLOG(2019)   What Shape Is the Universe? A New Study Suggests We've Got It All Wrong By NATALIE WOLCHOVER   Read the blog THE JOY OF X   Janna Levin on Seeing and Hearing Black Holes Hosted by STEVEN STROGATZ The astrophysicist Janna Levin describes the fierce scientific beauty she finds in black holes and reveals why she took a major risk early in her career. 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 © 2020 Quanta Magazine, an editorially independent division of Simons Foundation