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• Shark Data Suggests Animals Scale Like Geometric Objects
  Posted on Monday October 27, 2025
  Despite their wide variety of sizes, niches and shapes, sharks scale geometrically, pointing to possible fundamental constraints on evolution. The post Shark Data Suggests Animals Scale Like Geometric Objects first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »
• First Shape Found That Can’t Pass Through Itself
  Posted on Friday October 24, 2025
  After more than three centuries, a geometry problem that originated with a royal bet has been solved. The post First Shape Found That Can’t Pass Through Itself first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »
• The Game Theory of How Algorithms Can Drive Up Prices
  Posted on Wednesday October 22, 2025
  Recent findings reveal that even simple pricing algorithms can make things more expensive. The post The Game Theory of How Algorithms Can Drive Up Prices first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »
• How Soon Will the Seas Rise?
  Posted on Monday October 20, 2025
  The uniquely vulnerable West Antarctic Ice Sheet holds enough water to raise global sea levels by 5 meters. But when that will happen — and how fast — is anything but settled. The post How Soon Will the Seas Rise? first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »
• How the Brain Moves From Waking Life to Sleep (and Back Again)
  Posted on Friday October 17, 2025
  Neuroscientists probing the boundary between sleep and awareness are finding many types of liminal states, which help explain the sleep disorders that can result when sleep transitions go wrong. The post How the Brain Moves From Waking Life to Sleep (and Back Again) first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »