For nearly 80 years, an algorithm called the simplex method has been one of the most widely used tools for when a logistical decision needs to be made under complex constraints. A new update makes it faster than ever. www.quantamagazine.org/researchers-...
Streamers are building huge audiences by attacking academic physics as just another corrupt establishment. Scientists are starting to worry about the consequences, writes Dan Kagan-Kans.
Come for the iconic papers and eye-wateringly beautiful textbooks, stay for the stories "from the trenches" (of which I hope John posts more of!). Keep writing, @johnwatrous.bsky.social !
"A common experience at the end of a brainstorming session is someone asking, “okay, who has capacity to do this?” The answer, dear reader, is absolutely nobody at any point in time."
The mathematician Fan Chung has authored over 300 papers with more than 150 coauthors. Her work has contributed to problems in computer science, engineering and physics. In an interview with Quanta, Chung discusses human and mathematical connection:
www.quantamagazine.org/why-the-key-...
Some good tips for reducing your microplastic exposure
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#Quantum #QIP2025
The team @qip2025.bsky.social has uploaded the QIPv2025 talks
www.youtube.com/@QIP2025
Enjoy rewatching your favorites!
A back and white sketch of French geometer Gaspard Monge
In the late 18th century, Gaspard Monge found a way to efficiently transport soil to build fortifications for Napoleon’s army. Mathematicians are now using his “optimal transport” technique to extend Einstein’s general theory of relativity to new realms.
www.quantamagazine.org/a-new-geomet...
Mathematician Boaz Klartag smiles at the camera, sitting in front of a bookcase wearing a black plaid shirt
The mathematician Boaz Klartag recently published the biggest improvement in high-dimensional sphere-packing since 1947. “I thought, I’m 47 years old, all my life I wanted to study lattices, if I don’t do it now then it’s never going to happen.”
www.quantamagazine.org/new-sphere-p...
Fix the brain drain first, then attract new talents!
Attracting talent from outside Canada is good in principle, but not at the price of forgetting about all the brilliant researchers who are already in Canada looking for a good position within Canada. 🇨🇦
fascinating
I've been revamping and updating my collection of selected references to topics in quantum information on my homepage.
Comments, feedback and suggestions welcome!
felixleditzky.info/selected_ref...
