This week in science

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Neil Baugh
December 11, 2024

Happy Wednesday morning! Thanks for joining in for another week. Here’s 5 new articles I think you’ll like.

Google makes a big step forward in quantum computing by figuring out how to preserve quantum bits for long times. This lets them exist long enough to be much more effective and potentially take quantum computers to the next level.

Probabilistic weather forecasting with machine learning - Nature

GenCast, a probabilistic weather model using artificial intelligence for weather forecasting, has greater skill and speed than the top operational medium-range weather forecast in the world and provides probabilistic, rather than deterministic, forecasts.

www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08252-9

Scientists develop a new machine learning based method to predict the weather. Normally, weather predictions use physics-based simulations. As machine learning and other forms of artificial intelligence improve, they can start being used in conjunction to improve accuracy without relying on knowing more underlying physics.

The daring doctor behind a world-first treatment for autoimmune disease

Huji Xu is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2024.

www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03895-0

The story of one of the first cell therapies for autoimmune diseases. Autoimmune diseases, like MS and Crohn’s disease, are notoriously hard to treat. New cell therapies are a much needed step towards effective therapies.

Nature’s 10: the people who helped shape science in 2024

A fraud buster, a nuclear-clock maker and a virus hunter. These are just a few of the remarkable people chosen for this year’s Nature’s 10.

www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-024-03890-5/index.html

10 of the biggest science stories of the year and the people behind them.

See you next week for more science,

Neil

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