Math
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
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Slime mold is master network engineer
Single-cell organism develops food distribution system that is as efficient as the Tokyo rail system; inspires new math model for designing dynamic systems.
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Teaching a computer to spot a bogus Bruegel
Mathematicians apply a technique from vision research to find fake art.
- Physics
Symmetry found hidden in supercold atoms
Scientists have detected an elusive, complex symmetry in the frequencies of resonating particles
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2009 Science News of the Year: Numbers
Detroit Tigers second baseman Placido Polanco, a 2009 Gold Glove winner, applies the tag as Chicago White Sox’s Gordon Beckham slides into second. Image credit: Duane Burleson – file The stats on fielding Astute baseball fans know who has the golden glove, but assigning a number to a player’s defensive merits has been tricky. Benjamin […]
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Math mimics hard-to-heal wounds
New model may lead to better treatments for chronic, blood-deprived sores
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Baseball by the numbers
A new study evaluates the success of statistical analyses in determining the player with the golden glove.
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Cable boxes identify bargain and lemon commercial slots
Analysts get a closer look at television viewing habits with second-by-second data.
- Computing
Random numbers faster
Researchers have devised a way to use a laser to create strings of orderless bits for encryption.
- Humans
Statistical tests suggestive of fraud in Iran’s election
One mathematician’s closer look at voter ballot data reveals that results run afoul of Benford’s Law and show other suspicious anomalies.
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Chicks do arithmetic
Using the natural inclination of young chickens to cluster in large groups, researchers show that the birds are hatched with a numerical sense.
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The four color problem gets a sharp new hue
Mathematicians find new answers to the still puzzling theorem that four colors suffice to color any map.
