Back to Dirac (What I find interesting in math and science, May 2026)

 

I am not doing as much study in the area of math and science lately and haven’t written on the topic since last May, but I still found time to note these pieces and wanted to share them. A typical smattering of astronomy, physics, math, biology, what have you….

• Astronomy
  • Ask Ethan: Can we see the expanding Universe changing? – Big Think – bigthink.com
  • NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Launches Real-Time Discovery Machine for Monitoring the Night Sky | Rubin Observatory – rubinobservatory.org
  • Hunting galaxies far far away – here’s how anyone can explore the universe – theconversation.com
  • Asteroid defense mission shifted the orbit of more than its target – Ars Technica – arstechnica.com
  • Voyager 1 is almost one light-day from Earth | Popular Science
  • AI Dramatically Enhances The First-Ever Image of a Black Hole

• Physics

  • Quantum physicists have shrunk and “de-censored” DeepSeek R1
  • These Dirac lectures were cool.
  • Are the Mysteries of Quantum Mechanics Beginning To Dissolve? | Quanta Magazine – www.quantamagazine.org
  • Carlo Rovelli’s Radical Perspective on Reality | Quanta Magazine

   

• Math
  • The Biggest Breakthroughs in Mathematics: 2025 – YouTube – www.youtube.com
  • How Can Infinity Come in Many Sizes? | Quanta Magazine – www.quantamagazine.org
  • The Man Who Stole Infinity | Quanta Magazine – www.quantamagazine.org
  • Mandatory Ontario teacher math test data shows racial, language disparities
  • The AI Revolution in Math Has Arrived | Quanta Magazine mc_cid=6a6e169c2e&mc_eid=d0616657b3

 

• Biology
  • This Black Fungus Might Be Healing Chernobyl By Drinking Radiation—A Biologist Explains
  • Once Thought To Support Neurons, Astrocytes Turn Out To Be in Charge | Quanta Magazine
  • Newly detailed nerve links between brain and other organs shape thoughts, memories, and feelings | Science | AAAS – www.science.org
  • Jellyfish sleep a lot like us—and for the same reasons | Science | AAAS

 

• Misc.
  • Galileo’s handwritten notes found in ancient astronomy text | Science | AAAS – www.science.org
  • European science in the Middle Ages – Wikipedia
  • Meet three scientists who said no to Epstein | Science | AAAS – www.science.org