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How theoretical physicist James Halverson is using data science and machine learning to study string theory
James Halverson, an assistant professor of physics at Northeastern, uses data science to study the many possibilities in string theory. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

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How theoretical physicist James Halverson is using data science and machine learning to study string theory

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Understanding how cracks form could lead to better cellphone batteries, tougher materials

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Understanding how cracks form could lead to better cellphone batteries, tougher materials

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During CERN shutdown, Northeastern University physics professors work with global scientists to understand dark matter and other phenomena beyond the Standard Model

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During CERN shutdown, Northeastern University physics professors work with global scientists to understand dark matter and other phenomena beyond the Standard Model

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Northeastern team uses string theory to explain the fundamental nature of the universe

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Northeastern team uses string theory to explain the fundamental nature of the universe

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Tracking an epidemic requires computer models. But what if those models are wrong?

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Tracking an epidemic requires computer models. But what if those models are wrong?

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Quantum information systems will revolutionize computing… as soon as we figure out how to make them.

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Quantum information systems will revolutionize computing… as soon as we figure out how to make them.

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Stephen Hawking, an independent thinker who ‘didn’t follow conventional rules’

Stephen Hawking, an independent thinker who ‘didn’t follow conventional rules’

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Awards in science, engineering, the arts among honors to Northeastern community

Awards in science, engineering, the arts among honors to Northeastern community

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Physicist uses light to accelerate treatment of drug-resistant cancers

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Physicist uses light to accelerate treatment of drug-resistant cancers

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The growth of physics research, and its changing impact on our lives

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The growth of physics research, and its changing impact on our lives

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Researchers find the organization of the human brain to be nearly ideal

Researchers find the organization of the human brain to be nearly ideal

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Swiss Mountains beckon physics student for dream co-op

Swiss Mountains beckon physics student for dream co-op

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