Author: Matthew R. Francis
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The knotty problem of DNA tangling
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The math behind leopard spots and chemical waves
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A black hole in a bathtub and other analog experiments
[ This blog is dedicated to tracking my most recent publications. Subscribe to the feed to keep up with all the science stories I write! ] Studying impossible systems with analogues How do you study a phenomenon that cannot be replicated on Earth? You study one that has nothing to do with it, but looks…
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Om nom nom: a black hole ate a star and left crumbs for us to see
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How to find newborn planets without seeing them
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Planet Nine or Planet Nein? The quest to understand the weird outer Solar System
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Earth is a freeeeee faaaallin’ laboratory for testing general relativity
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Using math to understand why species don’t out-eat each other
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The ice must flow to make Pluto’s dunes, but how?
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Strange asteroid may have been born in another star system
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