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E.O. Wilson gives advice collected from a lifetime of experience and reminds us wonder and

Michael Hansmeyer writes algorithms that design outrageously fascinating shapes and forms with millions of facets.

Max Little is testing a simple, cheap tool that in trials is able to detect

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Our global food supply is at risk but solutions that rely on chemicals. Laxmi Parida

Vittorio Loreto takes us on a journey to explore a possible mathematical scheme that explains

Irina Kareva translates biology into mathematics. She writes mathematical models that describe the dynamics of

Tommy McCall traces the centuries-long evolution of charts and diagrams and shows how complex data

Li Wei Tan shares the secrets of bubbles from their relentless pursuit of geometric perfection

Dan Finkel offers teachers and parents alike a five-step guide to sharing the beauty and

Craig Costello discusses the world-altering potential of quantum computers, which could shatter the limits set

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Amara Berry uses her family’s work in the sciences to illustrate the pressing need for

Danny Hillis outlines a theory of how and why technological change seems to be accelerating,

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