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The Brain ‘Rotates’ Memories to Save Them From New SensationsSome groups of neurons process sensory data and memories at the same time. New work shows how the brain pivots those representations to prevent interference.https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Jordana Cepelewicz Powered by WPeMatico
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Could Bad Guys Actually Escape Falcon in a Wingsuit for Two?In The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, a villain straps a hostage to his wingsuit and leaps off a plane. Cue the action—and the fun physics.https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Rhett Allain Powered by WPeMatico
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Mathematicians Settle the Erdős Coloring ConjectureFifty years ago, three mathematicians came up with a graph theory problem that they thought they might solve on the spot. A team has finally settled it.https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Kelsey Houston-Edwards Powered by WPeMatico
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The Physics of That Spinning Hug in Dua Lipa’s Music VideoThe dance move seems to defy gravity—but it actually involves Newton’s second law, equilibrium, and a fake force.https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Rhett Allain Powered by WPeMatico
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Ancient Rocks Reveal When Earth’s Plate Tectonics BeganNew data indicating that the planet’s surface broke up about 3.2 billion years ago helps clarify how shifting plates drove the evolution of complex life.https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Howard Lee Powered by WPeMatico
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Quantum Mischief Rewrites the Laws of Cause and EffectSpurred on by experiments that scramble the ordering of causes and their effects, some physicists are figuring out how to abandon causality altogether.https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Natalie Wolchover Powered by WPeMatico
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People Who Text While Walking Actually Do Ruin EverythingClever experiments demonstrate how having your face in your phone disrupts the flow of pedestrian traffic and makes life difficult for everyone.https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Matt Simon Powered by WPeMatico
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How Pi Keeps Train Wheels on TrackHappy 3/14! Here’s how this mathematical constant keeps train cars from flying off their tracks during turns.https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Rhett Allain Powered by WPeMatico
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A New Kind of Space Explosion Reveals the Birth of a Black HoleA supernova-like explosion dubbed the Camel appears to be the result of a newborn black hole eating a star from the inside out.https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Jonathan O’Callaghan Powered by WPeMatico
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Imaginary Numbers May Be Essential for Describing RealityA new thought experiment indicates that quantum mechanics doesn’t work without strange numbers that turn negative when squared.https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Charlie Wood Powered by WPeMatico
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