M.L. Pedrosa, Author at Lisa Pedrosa

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Before the First Pill

M.L. Pedrosa / May 10, 2026

AI is building mathematical models of individual human bodies to simulate drug responses before a single patient is dosed. The FDA has noticed.

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Medicine & Drug Discovery

Robodoc

M.L. Pedrosa / May 9, 2026

AI is matching and beating doctors at detecting cancer, heart disease and genetic drug risks. How patients are already leading the AI diagnostic revolution.

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Neuroscience, Psychology

The Spectrum of Causation

M.L. Pedrosa / May 5, 2026

Autism prevalence has risen 312% since 2000. The science of why is finally legible — genes, exposome, mitochondria, and the AI systems mapping it all.

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AI & Scientific Discovery

The Glass Falls

M.L. Pedrosa / May 3, 2026

Today’s AI writes sonnets and finds 27-year-old bugs overnight. It still can’t picture a falling glass. Inside the four missing pieces of the LLM, May 2026.

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AI & Scientific Discovery

The Machine that Needs a Planet

M.L. Pedrosa / May 1, 2026

AI data centers now consume as much power as Japan. From ASML’s EUV monopoly to orbital satellites, here’s who controls the race to power artificial intelligence.

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AI & Scientific Discovery, Mathematics

AlphaTensor

M.L. Pedrosa / April 30, 2026

LISA PEDROSA ← All Articles Mathematics · Computer Science About Articles Contact 4 × 4 INPUT 4 × 4 INPUT

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Mathematics, AI & Scientific Discovery

The Cap Set Problem

M.L. Pedrosa / April 30, 2026

Lisa Pedrosa Mathematics · Combinatorics No Three in Line Copy Link LinkedIn CAP SET: n=8 SIZE: 512 FUNSEARCH 2023 PREV

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AI & Scientific Discovery, Mathematics

The Knot Theory

M.L. Pedrosa / April 30, 2026

Lisa Pedrosa Science · Technology · Future ←All Articles Mathematics · Topology Home Articles Speciest Mission Contact HYPERBOLIC VOLUME NATURAL

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AI & Scientific Discovery

The Fourth State

M.L. Pedrosa / April 29, 2026

An AI trained on dusty plasma revealed two laws of physics were wrong. Here’s what the machine found – and why it matters for chips, fusion, and the stars.

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Longevity & Ageing, Neuroscience

While You Were Sleeping

M.L. Pedrosa / April 29, 2026

During deep sleep, your brain shrinks its cells 60% to flush out Alzheimer’s proteins. The glymphatic system transformed neuroscience – and what it means for the sleep crisis is urgent.

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