Patrick Barry
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All Stories by Patrick Barry
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Math
The influence of influence in Prisoner’s Dilemma
Cooperation wins out over betrayal when successful prisoners recruit followers.
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Computing
New theory defines faster MRI
Better equations could improve MRI quality, or even bring quantum computing closer.
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No gene is an island
Even as biologists catalog the discrete parts of life forms, an emerging picture reveals that life’s functions arise from interconnectedness.
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Physics
Superconductivity does the twist
Electron fluctuations could explain why exotic material conducts without resistance.
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Health & Medicine
Telomere enzyme a likely key to longevity
Study with the telomerase enzyme gives mice a longevity boost without high cancer risk.
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Health & Medicine
Bacteria that do logic
A team engineers microbes to perform AND, OR, NAND and NOR logic operations.
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Humans
Bypassing paralyzed nerves
Implanted electrode helps paralyzed monkey clench its forearm muscles.
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Math
An infinite beautiful mind
Theorem identifies cases in which infinite-choice games will have at least one Nash equilibrium.
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Physics
Charging up fuel injection
A new device uses an electric field to increase cars’ gas mileage.
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Life
Old fish, new fish, red fish, blue fish
A difference in vision in cichlids in Lake Victoria could be pushing a species to split into two.
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Gene therapy tool would target free radicals
New method would make the most of the balance between the good and bad of free radicals, offering a potential treatment for cardiovascular diseases.