twocoatA Grad Student Solved the Epic Conway Knot Problem—in a WeekWIRED - Erica KlarreichLisa Piccirillo encountered the more than 50-year-old question by chance at a conference. Her solution relies on a classical tool called the knot …
twocoatThe Science of Temperature Is Weirder Than You ThinkWIRED - Rhett AllainGetting warm is easy—like falling off a bike. So why is it so hard to be cool? It’s still spring, but it’s starting to get hotter each day. Fairly …
twocoatLet's hear scientists with different Covid-19 views, not attack them - STATSTAT - Vinay Prasad, Jeffrey S. FlierWhen major decisions must be made amid high scientific uncertainty, as is the case with Covid-19, we can’t afford to silence or demonize professional …
twocoatScience’s pirate queenverified_publisherThe Verge - Ian Graber-StiehlAlexandra Elbakyan is plundering the academic publishing establishment In cramped quarters at Russia’s Higher School of Economics, shared by four students and a cat, sat a server with 13 hard drives. The server hosted Sci-Hub, a website with over 64 million academic papers available for free to …
twocoatQuora - A place to share knowledge and better understand the worldquora.comQuora is a place to gain and share knowledge. It's a platform to ask questions and connect with people who contribute unique insights and quality …
twocoatGlobal Bee Collapse: Varroa Mites Are the Culprits, Not "Deadly" VirusInverse - Peter HessThe bees are dying at an alarming rate. Along with pesticides, parasites, and poor nutrition, scientists blame the colony collapse phenomenon on …
