Where Do Fears Come From? How Can New Insights Improve Treatment?
A new study leverages math in improving commonly used exposure therapy to overcome fear. New fear and exposure therapy research provides fundamental “Newtonian physics” to…
A new study leverages math in improving commonly used exposure therapy to overcome fear. New fear and exposure therapy research provides fundamental “Newtonian physics” to…
It’s difficult to imagine that three random words have the power to both map the globe and protect your private data. The secret behind this…
You’re probably familiar with moiré patterns, the large-scale interference patterns known in mathematics, physics, and art. They are created by overlaying one ruled opaque pattern…
Machine learning algorithm points to problems in mathematical theory for interpreting microlenses. Artificial intelligence (AI) systems trained on real astronomical observations now surpass astronomers in…
Social science researchers at the University of Tübingen develops a statistical method for separating different levels of influence. In the subjects of science and technology,…
Quantum information theory: Quantum complexity grows linearly for an exponentially long time. Physicists know about the huge chasm between quantum physics and the theory of…
Zebra mbuna (a species of cichlid fish) and stingrays can add and subtract one from the numbers one to five, according to a study published…
Modeling High-Harmonic Generation Without Resorting to Perturbation Theory An advanced mathematical model that can describe high-energy interactions between light and matter has been developed by…
Today we are taking Pi beyond the sky – stop by your nearest bakery or serve up a nice slice as we celebrate Pi Day! …
From sunflowers to starfish, symmetry appears everywhere in biology. This isn’t just true for body plans – the molecular machines keeping our cells alive are…
A mathematical analysis helps illuminate the puzzle over how information escapes from a black hole. A RIKEN physicist and two colleagues have found that a…
To celebrate Pi Day, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is serving up a series of science and engineering questions related to some of the agency’s Earth…
How can Einstein’s theory of gravity be unified with quantum mechanics? It is a challenge that could give us deep insights into phenomena such as…
Some might view games as merely entertainment but for Prof. Emanuele Dalla Torre at Bar-Ilan University in Israel and his team, playing games is useful…
A team of mathematicians and physicists has discovered how ice formations are shaped by external forces, such as water temperature. Its newly published research may…
A multidisciplinary team has succeeded in explaining the complex distribution of scales in the ocellated lizard by means of a simple equation. The shape-shifting clouds…
A Lancaster physicist has proposed a radical solution to the question of how a charged particle, such as an electron, responded to its own electromagnetic…
A Different Kind of Queen’s Gambit Harvard mathematician largely resolves 150-year-old chess problem involving most powerful piece on board. The queen is the most powerful…