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Amie Wilkinson's Favorite Theorem
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Is It Art or Is It Science?
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Profile of Claude Shannon, Inventor of Information Theory
Shannon, a pioneer of artificial intelligence, thought machines can think but doubted they "would take over”
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Senate Advances Bill Undermining Trump Administration's Energy Research Cuts
The Senate Appropriations Committee moved to sustain funding for energy research and development, breaking with the president and House of Representatives
Are You Afraid of Sharks? Don't Be
Instead, celebrate them as magnificent predators crucial to the health of oceans—before it's too late
The Internet of Living Things
Volunteers around the world and pocket-size genomic sequencers could play an increasing role in protecting global health and ecosystems
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