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- Silk: Mimicking how spiders make their complex array of silks could usher in a tapestry of new materials, and other animals or plants could be designed to be the producers
- Itch: Scientists trace a new path behind the maddening, unrelenting, screaming desire to scratch
- Half-life (more or less): Physicists are stirred by claims that the sun may change what’s unchangeable—the rate of radioactive decay
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This week, professional poker players will take on the computer Polaris. The players, including Phil Laak (pictured), beat the computer last year, but this year Polaris will try some new moves. Click on the image to read this week's Math Trek.
Credit: University of Alberta Computer Poker Research Group.
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