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mushroomcoloratlas.com

Mushroom color atlas

Explore the colorful universe of fungi through the spectrum of colors from dyeing with mushrooms.

pudding.cool

Dicing an onion, the mathematically optimal way

There is more than one way to dice an onion, apparently.

nice.rocks

Nice.rocks

A digital collection of nice rocks. Just that.

microsoft.ai

The path to medical superintelligence

The Microsoft AI team shares research that demonstrates how AI can sequentially investigate and solve medicine’s most complex diagnostic challenges.

reuters.com

Cozy comfort

New research backs up what gamers have thought for years: video games can be an antidote to stress and anxiety.

invertedpassion.com

Life as a physical process

Everyone has their favorite definition of life. Here's a good one.

quantamagazine.org

Does form really shape function?

How complex biological forms emerge through the interplay of physical forces, environment and embodiment.

szupie.github.io

Life & supercontinents

A history of Earth’s supercontinents and their impact on evolution.

quantamagazine.org

Mathematical beauty, truth and proof in the age of AI

Mathematicians have started to prepare for a profound shift in what it means to do mathematics.

aethermug.com

Meditations on the color of pee

The synthetic origins of what we consider normal.

wikenigma.org.uk

Wikenigma: a catalyst for curiosity

A unique wiki-based resource specifically dedicated to documenting fundamental gaps in human knowledge.

infiniteshuffle.net

Infinite shuffle

A simple deck of 52 cards can be arranged in more ways than there are atoms on Earth.

asteriskmag.com

Automating math

Computers can already help verify proofs. One day soon, AI may be able to come up with new ones.

ciechanow.ski

Moon

Interactive article about the Moon.