Rocket carrying European orbital vehicle crashes after launch

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Mathematicians solve vexing ‘crowd problem’ that explains why public spaces devolve into chaos

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Mathematicians have used fluid dynamics to explain why some crowds naturally move into orderly lines while others become chaotic jumbles. (Image credit: Orbon Alija via Getty Images) Navigating a busy crowd is often an awkward experience, but sometimes, it feels much easier than others. In a crowded hallway, people seem to spontaneously organize themselves intoContinue Reading

tiling-shell-gnome-extension-update-adds-new-features

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A new update to Tiling Shell, an efficient window snapping extension for GNOME Shell, is rolling out this weekend with a few appreciable enhancements in tow. For example, its nifty ‘Windows Suggestions’ feature, which makes it easy to tile your other open windows to remaining spaces in a layout, canContinue Reading

2024’s-biggest-breakthroughs-in-math

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We investigate three of 2024’s biggest breakthroughs in mathematics, including a better way to pack spheres in high dimensions, a new way to avoid forming patterns of numbers, and an 800-page proof of the so-called geometric Langlands conjecture. Read about more math breakthroughs from this year at Quanta Magazine: https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-year-in-math-20241216/Continue Reading