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Paralysis

Paralysis need not mean paralysis for life

26 September 2018

Despite prevailing medical wisdom saying it shouldn't work, implants have allowed paralysed people to walk again. We need to pin down the science to help others
Dice

Mathematicians must be more prepared to test their truths

26 September 2018

Mathematical proofs embody a Platonic ideal of eternal truth. Two major contested proofs this week show the need for more controversy, not less

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