Aliens From the Fourth Dimension May Be Invading Our World—And We Don’t Even Know It

Theoretically, it’s impossible for us to perceive a 4D creature. That is, unless it broke into our three-dimensional reality.
Quanta Magazine

Mathematicians Cut Apart Shapes to Find Pieces of Equations

New work on the problem of “scissors congruence” explains when it’s possible to slice up one shape and reassemble it as another. If you have two flat paper shapes and a pair of scissors, can you cut ...
Scientific American

Mathematicians’ Favorite Shapes Hold the Key to Big Mathematical Mysteries

When most people think of shapes, they imagine a triangle, a rectangle, or maybe even a fancier-sounding rhombus or trapezoid. But to mathematicians, shapes encompass a vast universe of surprising ...
Science Daily

Unlocking the secrets of superfluid: Scientists unveil how dipolar interactions shape two-dimensional superfluid behavior

An international team of physicists has made a significant observation of the BKT phase transition in a 2D dipolar gas of ultracold atoms. This groundbreaking work marks a major milestone in ...
Forbes

Einstein Could Easily Think In Four Dimensions, And It's A Skill Most People Can Train

In an online lecture, a professor mentioned that Einstein could draw or imagine a 4-dimensional figure. How can one possibly do that? originally appeared on Quora: the knowledge sharing network where ...