Steven Strogatz
Mathematician, writer, Cornell professor. All cards on the table, face up, all the time.
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Could tiny pendulums be the way to detect dark matter?
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have proposed a novel method for detecting dark matter
Steven Strogatz
An intriguing idea: In a proposed experiment by NIST, a billion millimeter-sized pendulums would act as dark matter sensors.
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My Most Unforgettable Teacher
The story of an extraordinary mentor who left a life-changing impression
Quantifying ethnic segregation in cities through random walks
Socioeconomic segregation is considered one of the main factors behind the
emergence of large-scale inequalities in urban areas, and its characterisation
is an active area of research in urban studies. There are currently many
available measures of...
Steven Strogatz
Quantifying ethnic segregation in cities through random walks. arxiv.org/abs/2010.10462 (ht @net_science) pic.twitter.com/SNsoUHTdmS
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Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize 2020 | Royal Society
Find out more about the 2020 Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize.
Quantum Tunnels Show How Particles Can Break the Speed of Light
Recent experiments show that particles should be able to go faster than light when they quantum mechanically “tunnel” through walls.
Tom Lehrer at 90: a life of scientific satire
Andrew Robinson celebrates the high notes in the mathematician’s inimitable musical oeuvre.
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by Tom Lehrer DISCLAIMER STATEMENTI, Tom Lehrer, and the Tom Lehrer Trust 2000,
An Infinite Universe of Number Systems
The p-adics form an infinite collection of number systems based on prime numbers. They’re at the heart of modern number theory.
Michael Morley - Obituary
View Michael Morley's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.
Steven Strogatz
Our @Cornell math department colleague Prof. Mike Morley passed away a few days ago, but before he left us, he wrote his own obituary, which captures something of his inimitable spirit.
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Advice for Undergraduates in Mathematics
On Learning and Being a Student
When 1+1 Equals 0
dedicated to the memory of Elwyn Berlekamp The mistaken formula (x+y)2 = x2 + y2 is sometimes called the First Year Student’s Dream, but I think that’s a bad name for three reasons. Fir…
Room-Temperature Superconductivity Achieved for the First Time
Physicists have reached a long-sought goal. The catch is that their room-temperature superconductor requires crushing pressures to keep from falling apart.
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Steven Strogatz
Physicists have reached a long-sought goal. The catch is that their room-temperature superconductor requires crushing pressures to keep from falling apart...
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A Physicist’s Approach to Biology Brings Ecological Insights
The physicist Jeff Gore tests theories about microbe communities experimentally and finds new rules governing ecological stability.
Steven Strogatz
The physicist Jeff Gore tests theories about microbe communities experimentally and finds new rules governing ecological stability.
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New Clues to Chemical Origins of Metabolism at Dawn of Life
The ingredients for reactions ancestral to metabolism could have formed very easily in the primordial soup, new work suggests.
Steven Strogatz
New Clues to Chemical Origins of Metabolism at Dawn of Life quantamagazine.org/new-clues-to-c…. Great piece by @tvjrennie via @QuantaMagazine
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Firouzja, Alireza vs. Carlsen, Magnus | Altibox Norway Chess 2020
Replay the Altibox Norway Chess Round 17 game played on 15/10/2020 with computer analysis
Composite Rank for Mathematicians on Twitter - @TrueSciPhi
Composite Rank for mathematicians on Twitter.