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Inside the Proton, the ‘Most Complicated Thing’ Imaginable | Quanta Magazine

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 11:50:56 +0000

The positively charged particle at the heart of the atom is an object of unspeakable complexity, one that changes its appearance depending on how it is probed. We’ve attempted to connect the proton’s many faces to form the most complete picture yet.

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October 30 - Reflections on the Day the Earth Moved for H5N1

Sat, 02 Nov 2024 08:45:52 +0000

Pigs are now in the picture, a new genotype adds caseload and complexity, and USDA is finally moving towards national bulk tank surveillance to assess dairy herd status

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You Don’t Need Words to Think | Scientific American

Sun, 20 Oct 2024 06:47:36 +0000

Brain studies show that language is not essential for the cognitive processes that underlie thought

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Neurotechnology Numbers Worth Knowing

Sun, 25 Aug 2024 08:29:55 +0000

Facts about your head worth having in your head

Notes: Brain info

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The Second Law of Thermodynamics

Wed, 14 Aug 2024 08:20:32 +0000

Web site content explains the modern view of entropy change and the dispersal of energy in a process (at a specific temperature). It has been selected for instructors in general and physical chemistry by Dr. Frank L. Lambert, Professor Emeritus (Chemistry) of Occidental College, Los Angeles.

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The Puzzle of How Large-Scale Order Emerges in Complex Systems | WIRED

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 08:01:04 +0000

With a new framework, researchers believe they could be close to explaining how regularities emerge on macro scales out of systems made up of uncountable constituent parts.

Notes: hn https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41036506

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