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This article is from Proof Positive, our friendly math newsletter that's delivered to your inbox every Tuesday afternoon. Sign up today and read it first. Last week I explained how a then 25-year-old ...

Do we need quantum computers to fully understand complex chemical reactions? A new result, decades in the making, shows the surprising power of ordinary “classical” machines. What Garnet Chan cares ...

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Swalwell’s that ends well. Or maybe not, for California Democrats. They lost a frontrunner, and they don’t have a replacement yet. Eric Swalwell quit the race for California governor on Sunday night, ...