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- 1Children's Museum spotlights physicist Gabriela González in STEAM series▼Conversations w/Women in STEAM: Gabriela González
The Children's Museum is featuring physicist Gabriela González in its Conversations with Women in STEAM series, highlighting her role as a leading scientist. González, an Argentina-born physicist known for her work on gravitational wave detection with the LIGO collaboration, is presented as a role model for women and girls pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.
- 2Mathematical models used to decode cellular communication●Unpicking cellular communication with mathematical models
Researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute are using mathematical models to study how cells communicate with one another. By applying computational approaches to biological data, the work aims to unpick the signalling processes that coordinate behaviour between cells, with potential relevance to understanding development, disease and tissue function. The institute says modelling offers a way to interpret complex cellular interactions that are difficult to observe directly.
- 3Polyedergarten Showcases Handmade Paper Polyhedron Models●Polyedergarten: Garden of Paper Polyhedron Models
Polyedergarten, a German website, presents an extensive collection of handmade paper models of polyhedra, the geometric solids studied since antiquity. The site documents dozens of intricate constructions, from Platonic and Archimedean solids to more exotic star polyhedra, complete with photographs and building notes. Geometry and craft enthusiasts are sharing it as a charming intersection of mathematics and paper art.
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CryptoQuant analysis points to Bitcoin reaching $157,000, based on a power law model that charts Bitcoin's long-term price growth. The calculation applies a mathematical relationship between time and price that has roughly tracked Bitcoin's historical trajectory. Traders and analysts are weighing such model-based forecasts against current market conditions as Bitcoin's next major move is debated.
- 5AI model tackles advanced quantum field theory math●I'm both happy not to have to deal with (IMO horrendous) particle # physics / quantum field theory # math *and* impresse
A physicist has expressed mixed feelings about an AI model's latest achievement: relief at no longer having to wrestle with particle physics and quantum field theory mathematics, which he describes as horrendous, alongside genuine impressment that Claude Science can now push the frontiers of that same math. The post highlights growing attention to whether large language models can contribute to advanced theoretical physics rather than just routine tasks.
- 6L-systems shown generating weevils, pizza and family trees●L-systems generate weevils, pizza toppings, and matriarchal lineages
A new blog post demonstrates how L-systems, the simple rewriting rules invented to model plant growth, can be pushed far beyond botany. The author shows examples using them to generate weevil shapes, pizza topping patterns, and matriarchal family lineages, illustrating how surprisingly general the formalism is. Readers are discussing the unexpected breadth of applications of a mathematical idea usually confined to fractals and procedural plants.