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• Why Is Ice Slippery? A New Hypothesis Slides Into the Chat.
  Posted on Monday December 08, 2025
  A newly proposed explanation for the slipperiness of ice has revived a centuries-long debate. The post Why Is Ice Slippery? A New Hypothesis Slides Into the Chat. first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »
• The Polyglot Neuroscientist Resolving How the Brain Parses Language
  Posted on Friday December 05, 2025
  Is language core to thought, or a separate process? For 15 years, the neuroscientist Ev Fedorenko has gathered evidence of a language network in the human brain — and has found some parallels to LLMs. The post The Polyglot Neuroscientist Resolving How the Brain Parses Language first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »
• What Are Lie Groups?
  Posted on Wednesday December 03, 2025
  By combining the language of groups with that of geometry and linear algebra, Marius Sophus Lie created one of math’s most powerful tools. The post What Are Lie Groups? first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »
• ‘Reverse Mathematics’ Illuminates Why Hard Problems Are Hard
  Posted on Monday December 01, 2025
  Researchers have used metamathematical techniques to show that certain theorems that look superficially distinct are in fact logically equivalent. The post ‘Reverse Mathematics’ Illuminates Why Hard Problems Are Hard first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »
• Particle Physicists Detect ‘Magic’ at the Large Hadron Collider
  Posted on Tuesday November 25, 2025
  The supercollider is now being used to explore quantum phenomena, including a “magic” form of quantum entanglement. The post Particle Physicists Detect ‘Magic’ at the Large Hadron Collider first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »