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• How One AI Model Creates a Physical Intuition of Its Environment
  Posted on Friday October 03, 2025
  The V-JEPA system uses ordinary videos to understand the physics of the real world. The post How One AI Model Creates a Physical Intuition of Its Environment first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »
• A Thermometer for Measuring Quantumness
  Posted on Wednesday October 01, 2025
  “Anomalous” heat flow, which at first appears to violate the second law of thermodynamics, gives physicists a way to detect quantum entanglement without destroying it. The post A Thermometer for Measuring Quantumness first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »
• How the Brain Balances Excitation and Inhibition
  Posted on Monday September 29, 2025
  A healthy brain maintains a harmony of neurons that excite or inhibit other neurons, but the lines between different types of cells are blurrier than researchers once thought. The post How the Brain Balances Excitation and Inhibition first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »
• New Math Revives Geometry’s Oldest Problems
  Posted on Friday September 26, 2025
  Using a relatively young theory, a team of mathematicians has started to answer questions whose roots lie at the very beginning of mathematics. The post New Math Revives Geometry’s Oldest Problems first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »
• To Understand AI, Watch How It Evolves
  Posted on Wednesday September 24, 2025
  Naomi Saphra thinks that most research into language models focuses too much on the finished product. She’s mining the history of their training for insights into why these systems work the way they do. The post To Understand AI, Watch How It Evolves first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »