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Help! This new dwarf planet needs a name

Move over Pluto, a new dwarf planet just dropped. Scientists announced that they’ve likely discovered a tiny new planet beyond Neptune, in the far-out ring of icy and rocky bits called the Kuiper Belt. The possible dwarf planet was spotted by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. Flora ...  Show more

‘Big Math’ shines a light on the hidden math that runs our world

Math is the talk of the town in a way that it hasn't been before, thanks to recent developments in AI. And some mathematicians, like Steven Strogatz, are using this moment as a reminder of the invisible ways that math is embedded in our daily lives. That’s the focus of his new bo ...  Show more

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