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The Unbearable Hardness of Physics

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Published March 22, 2012
Researchers have proved that extracting dynamical equations from data is in general a computationally hard problem.
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You Don’t Cite Me Anymore

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Published December 1, 2011
A study of the American Physical Society journals shows that the way in which papers lose relevance over time has a strong influence on the citation statistics.
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Community spirit

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Published September 8, 2011
A new algorithm is able to efficiently identify the clusters of nodes, called communities, that tend to form in networks.
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Complexity is Elusive

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Phys. Rev. Focus 13, 10 (2004) – Published March 4, 2004
Some problems that seem to require computer crunching aren’t so hard if you only need approximate answers.
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Deconstructing Birdsong

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Phys. Rev. Focus 11, 1 (2003) – Published January 8, 2003
A mathematical model of a few neurons in the bird brain reproduces a surprising range of real birdsong.
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The Physics of Loners

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Phys. Rev. Focus 10, 10 (2002) – Published September 3, 2002
Condensed matter physics could offer insights into human cooperation.
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Unexpected Rhythms May Reveal How Nerves Connect

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Phys. Rev. Focus 9, 14 (2002) – Published March 15, 2002
Networks of nerve cells show patterns of activity characteristic of self-organizing systems.
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Patterns of Green in the Desert Brown

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Phys. Rev. Focus 8, 24 (2001) – Published October 31, 2001
A computer model successfully predicts desert vegetation patterns.
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The Physics of Teaching Physics

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Phys. Rev. Focus 8, 12 (2001) – Published September 4, 2001
A new model claims that teaching a class is like trying to magnetize a chunk of iron.
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Internet Plagues Spread Rapidly

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Phys. Rev. Focus 7, 15 (2001) – Published March 29, 2001
Internet viruses can spread more easily than those in the biological world.