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NewsSharpening Occam’s Razorby University of California - Santa BarbaraA new perspective on structure and complexity of scientific theories
NewsResearcher Solves Nearly 60-Year-Old Game Theory Dilemmaby University of California - Santa CruzSolving the dilemma in the wall pursuit game could lead to better automation and driverless vehicles
NewsNew Wildfire Prediction Model Predicts Damage to Individual Buildingsby Holden GalushaA new, one-of-a-kind model predicts how wildfires will spread through communities, not just wildlands
NewsNumber-Crunching Math Models May Give Policy Makers Major Headacheby University of BirminghamMore complicated models can produce more uncertain estimates
NewsWidening Participation in STEM Requires an Attitude Changeby University of ReadingStudy finds that views held by STEM students are informed by wider social opinions
NewsPioneering Mathematical Formula Paves Way for Exciting Advancesby University of BristolDiffusive movement through permeable material can be modeled exactly for first time
NewsCOVID-19 Peaks Reflect Time-Dependent Social Activity, Not Herd Immunityby Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology - University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignNew model accounts for individuals' varying biological susceptibility to infection but also their levels of social activity, which naturally change over time
NewsTriangular-Shaped Spikes Key to Coronavirus Transmissionby Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate UniversityRecent study provides new insight into how the shape of the COVID-19 virus' "spikes" aid its success at spreading so prolifically