A new proposal makes the case that paraparticles — a new category of quantum particle — could be created in exotic materials.

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The mathematician Tai-Danae Bradley is using category theory to try to understand both human and AI-generated language.

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Complex neural circuits likely arose independently in birds and mammals, suggesting that vertebrates evolved intelligence ...

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A powerful mathematical technique is used to model melting ice and other phenomena. But it has long been imperiled by certain ...