It’s called the “hipster effect,” and a study from Brandeis University mathematician Jonathan Touboul explains how it happens.
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Epigenetic entropy shows that you can’t fully understand cancer without mathematics.
Try writing a novel without using the letter “e.”
Find your wallet or keys — or a nuclear submarine.
A college education currently provides roughly a 10% rate of return, beating the long-term performance of equities.
Game theory is a unique combination of math and psychology. Its applications turn up everywhere, from nuclear war to Tinder to game shows.
Quality down time is important for relationships. Here are three practical suggestions to create more of it.
Mathematics and religion both embody awe-inspiring, eternal truths.
Bad news: Sleeping in on the weekends probably won’t cut it.
Studies on “growth mindset” interventions fail to show significant benefits.
Could anyone still meet the Theoretical Minimum?
After Albert Einstein’s death in 1955, a pathologist—searching for the secret of genius—removed, dissected, and ultimately stole the mathematician’s brain.
If the electromagnetic and weak forces unify to make the electroweak force, maybe, at higher energies, something even grander happens?
We don’t know what causes Miyake events, but these great surges of energy can help us understand the past — while posing a threat to our future.
In work and life, the rules of success are being redefined.
Pizzanomics isn’t an official field of research, but it can save you big money.
Quantum computing brings significant opportunities — but equally significant cybersecurity risks.
Travel half the distance to your destination, and there’s always another half to go. Despite Zeno’s Paradox, you always arrive right on time.
A new analysis suggests previous “total cost of ownership” studies overlooked key factors.
A new technique that can automatically classify phases of physical systems could help scientists investigate novel materials.
I think, therefore I am (rich).
A new brain imaging study explored how different levels of the brain’s excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters are linked to math abilities.
Meaningful pictures are assembled from meaningless noise.
Philosophy cures no disease and invents nothing new. What’s even the point?
Thomas Edison was on to something…
The quadratic formula isn’t just something that teachers use to torture algebra students. The Babylonians once used it to calculate taxes.
Scientists can make substantial progress without fully understanding exactly what they’re doing.
The researchers consumed a lot of wine while watching 15 seasons of the show.
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