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Deep learning models have shown great potential in predicting and engineering functional enzymes and proteins. Does this prowess extend to other fields of biology as well? Contrary to expectations, a ...

Uri Wilensky is the author of the NetLogo modeling software, which introduces complexity to students of all ages. Uri Wilensky: The world has grown very interconnected and complex, and to adapt to it, ...

Computational models that simulate real-world physical processes are playing an ever-increasing role in engineering and physical sciences. These models, encoding physical rules and principles such as ...

OpenAI published a new paper called "Monitoring Monitorability." It offers methods for detecting red flags in a model's reasoning. Those shouldn't be mistaken for silver bullet solutions, though. In ...

A dominant view in science is that there is a mathematical truth structuring the universe. It is assumed that the scientist’s job is to decipher these mathematical relations: once understood, they can ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...