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• Researchers Uncover Hidden Ingredients Behind AI Creativity
  Posted on Monday June 30, 2025
  Image generators are designed to mimic their training data, so where does their apparent creativity come from? A recent study suggests that it’s an inevitable by-product of their architecture. The post Researchers Uncover Hidden Ingredients Behind AI Creativity first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »
• When Did Nature Burst Into Vivid Color?
  Posted on Friday June 27, 2025
  Scientists reconstructed 500 million years of evolutionary history to reveal which came first: colorful signals or the color vision needed to see them. The post When Did Nature Burst Into Vivid Color? first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »
• How Does Graph Theory Shape Our World?
  Posted on Thursday June 26, 2025
  Maria Chudnovsky reflects on her journey in graph theory, her groundbreaking solution to the long-standing perfect graph problem, and the unexpected ways this abstract field intersects with everyday life. The post How Does Graph Theory Shape Our World? first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »
• A New Pyramid-Like Shape Always Lands the Same Side Up
  Posted on Wednesday June 25, 2025
  A tetrahedron is the simplest Platonic solid. Mathematicians have now made one that’s stable only on one side, confirming a decades-old conjecture. The post A New Pyramid-Like Shape Always Lands the Same Side Up first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »
• Matter vs. Force: Why There Are Exactly Two Types of Particles
  Posted on Monday June 23, 2025
  Every elementary particle falls into one of two categories. Collectivist bosons account for the forces that move us while individualist fermions keep our atoms from collapsing. The post Matter vs. Force: Why There Are Exactly Two Types of Particles first appeared on Quanta Magazine Continue Reading »