Some natural systems seem to effortlessly synchronise themselves, even in the face of heavy disturbances. A new study has found the factor that makes it possible.
There’s no playbook for how to navigate breakups in the digital age.
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There was once a time when you could simply put old photos and love letters out of sight and out of mind. Editing your ex out of your digital life is a lot trickier.
Epilepsy is characterized by spontaneous and recurrent seizures, often triggered by stress or visual stimuli.
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Our team studied the activity of neurons in people with epilepsy. Neurons in the brain regions responsible for triggering seizures were much less diverse.
Can you tell who in this picture wields soft power? A new technique for analyzing networks can.
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As President Biden signs the bipartisan infrastructure bill, it’s important to determine which road, freight and information networks are the most vital to protect.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (far right) attended the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 20, 2021.
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Our social connections and interactions form networks. Studying these networks reveal the ways in which both memes and viruses travel through populations
Does it seem like your friends have better lives than you do? Mathematics, in the form of the “majority illusion,” can help explain why.
Communications systems after a disaster can be affected by behaviour such as the number of times a person tries to access emergency systems.
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Communications networks are a crucial part of any disaster planning. Resilient communications systems determine how effective emergency responses can be.
When planning major infrastructure investments, it’s important to know which road, freight and information networks are most important – and which proposals might make things worse, not better.
New research from a multidisciplinary teams of scholars suggests military alliances tie nations together in ways that are not always immediately obvious.
Are we losing our skills as we hand more tasks to automated systems?
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Machines are taking over many human tasks but what happens when something goes wrong? Would humans still have the skills to react and prevent a tragedy?
Embodiment of defiance… or foolhardy design?
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Are terrorist attacks also an implicit design critique of our urban landscape? An architect and urban designer suggests we can fight terrorism by not building obvious targets.