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A New Study About Color Tries to Decode ‘The Brain’s Pantone’, Wired
How do humans perceive color? An NIH experiment finds a way to measure what happens after light hits the eye.
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Viewpoint: Imperfections Lower the Simulation Cost of Quantum Computers, Physics
Classical computers can efficiently simulate the behavior of quantum computers if the quantum computer is imperfect enough.
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Can a Computer Devise a Theory of Everything? The New York Times
It might be possible, physicists say, but not anytime soon. And there’s no guarantee that we humans will understand the result.
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Deep Frozen Arctic Microbes Are Waking Up, Scientific American
Thawing permafrost is releasing microorganisms, with consequences that are still largely unknown.
