earth’s-core-is-leaking:-here’s-the-evidence

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Strong new evidence suggests that primordial material from the planet’s center is somehow making its way out. Continent-size entities anchored to the core-mantle boundary might be involved. #science #geophysics #earthscience Read more at Quanta Magazine: https://www.quantamagazine.org/earths-core-appears-to-be-leaking-up-and-out-of-earths-surface-20250804/ Associated papers: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08322-y, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09003-0 ——— Quanta Magazine is an editorially independent publication supported byContinue Reading

the-4-page-paper-that-broke-mathematics

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For thousands of years, mathematicians avoided the concept of infinity. Then, in 1874, Georg Cantor published a four-page paper that changed mathematics forever. Hidden inside was a shocking claim: some infinities are larger than others. Today, Cantor is celebrated as the father of set theory and one of the greatContinue Reading

4d-topology-is-weird

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Mathematician Maggie Miller explains the concept of manifolds — spaces that resemble flat Euclidean space when viewed up close, but that can have very a different global structure. To hear more about this topic, and about the particular weirdness of 4D space, check out out the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MURzTFRRuJQ #mathContinue Reading

intelligence-without-brains:-a-radical-new-idea

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What if intelligence doesn’t require a brain? Biologist Michael Levin argues that intelligence is not confined to neurons, but exists on a continuum of goal-directed behavior and problem-solving across a wide range of species and systems. Using a framework he calls the “cognitive light cone,” Levin explores diverse forms ofContinue Reading