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The Most Massive Numbers in Existence

From the humble trillion to Graham's number, here are some of the most massive numbers ever conceived by humans.

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I've supervised a lot of great student projects in my nine years at MIT, but my inner nerdy teenager has never been as personally delighted by a project as it is right now.  Today, I'm proud to announce that Adam Yedidia, a PhD student at MIT (but an MEng student when he did most of this work),…

Nationally renowned designer and humanitarian dies | The Chestnut Hill Local

Cynthia “Cindy” Friedman, an industrial designer, fashion designer and humanitarian who achieved renown for her art quilts, died at age 68.

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Penn biomedical technology researchers move into new West Philadelphia building

Penn Medicine Unveils Multi-Disciplinary Labs at uCity Square

One uCity Square to house Penn scientists as anchor tenants on four floors

'Ze Network' Amazon Freevee Review: Stream It Or Skip It?

Germany is still in love with David Hasselhoff, but what about old East German spies? Or worse? The Hoff finds out when he plays himself in Ze Network.

The Game of Trees Leads to an Unimaginably Big—But Finite—Number

A mathematician explains why the number TREE(3), derived from a simple game, is so collossal, and why its proof is impossible to write.

Herpes Can Be Devastating but Treatment and Testing Remain Scant

Billions of people live with the infection, but there has been scant progress for treatments and tests.