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New light on M87’s black hole

The EHT collaboration has achieved another first for black holes.

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Morphogenesis: Geometry, Physics, and Biology: L. Mahadevan webcast

On Wednesday, May 5 at 7 pm ET, Perimeter Institute presents a special public talk by Harvard University’s L. Mahadevan,…
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