By observing tiny ripples in spacetime called "gravitational waves" that propagate away from colliding black holes, ...

In independent research published in the American Journal of Physics, from AIP Publishing, Tregillis and George R.R. Martin derive a formula for viral behavior in the Wild Cards universe.

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