--- title: Best Science posts of 2024 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted Science posts of 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/tags/science/best-of/2024 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/tags/science/best-of/2024 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best Science posts of 2024 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted Science posts of 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of Science — 2024 1. 1 [](/posts/xkcd-proterozoic-rocks-x8gifljd5 "xkcd: Proterozoic Rocks") Article xkcd · 2y xkcd: Proterozoic Rocks This post showcases an xkcd comic, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5, allowing for sharing and copying but not for commercial use. It specifically focuses on Proterozoic rocks. 23 1 2. 2 [](/posts/xkcd-rnaworld-rwpyoy2di "xkcd: RNAWorld") Article xkcd · 2y xkcd: RNAWorld xkcd: RNAWorld is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License, allowing free copying and sharing of the comics, but prohibiting commercial use. 22 3. 3 [](/posts/chatgpt-gaming-10-000-000-particle-simulation-ai-nobel-prize--sdjiracsh "ChatGPT Gaming, 10,000,000 Particle Simulation, AI Nobel Prize!") Video Two Minute Papers · 2y ChatGPT Gaming, 10,000,000 Particle Simulation, AI Nobel Prize! Researchers from Microsoft and other institutions used ChatGPT agents to compete against human PhDs in gaming, analyzing tasks, and solving complex problems. The AI agents performed unexpectedly, showing distinct strengths and weaknesses compared to humans, and even excelled at harder tasks. The post also highlights a 10 million particle simulation and celebrates DeepMind's Nobel prize for AlphaFold. 22 4. 4 [](/posts/the-core-equation-of-neuroscience-6jghh8trq "The Core Equation Of Neuroscience") Video Artem Kirsanov · 2y The Core Equation Of Neuroscience Understanding how neurons compute remains a significant challenge in science. The Hodgkin-Huxley model, a Nobel-winning breakthrough, offers a mathematical description of how neurons generate and propagate electrical signals. This fundamental equation uses concepts from dynamical systems and biophysics to describe the behavior of neuronal ion channels, such as those for sodium and potassium. These models capture the essence of electrical potential and ion flow through differential equations, providing critical insight into neuronal excitability and overall brain function. 15 5. 5 [](/posts/software-engineering-for-quantum-computing---computerphile-jwakvd7ib "Software Engineering for Quantum Computing - Computerphile") Video Computerphile · 2y Software Engineering for Quantum Computing - Computerphile 10 [See all Science archives](/tags/science/best-of) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/tags/science/best-of/2024#page","url":"https://daily.dev/tags/science/best-of/2024","name":"Best Science Posts of 2024","description":"The most upvoted Science posts of 2024, curated by the daily.dev community.","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","url":"https://daily.dev"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://daily.dev/tags/science/best-of/2024#items","numberOfItems":5,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/xkcd-proterozoic-rocks-x8gifljd5","name":"xkcd: Proterozoic Rocks"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/xkcd-rnaworld-rwpyoy2di","name":"xkcd: RNAWorld"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/chatgpt-gaming-10-000-000-particle-simulation-ai-nobel-prize--sdjiracsh","name":"ChatGPT Gaming, 10,000,000 Particle Simulation, AI Nobel Prize!"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-core-equation-of-neuroscience-6jghh8trq","name":"The Core Equation Of Neuroscience"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/software-engineering-for-quantum-computing---computerphile-jwakvd7ib","name":"Software Engineering for Quantum Computing - Computerphile"}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Tags","item":"https://daily.dev/tags"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Science","item":"https://daily.dev/tags/science"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Best of","item":"https://daily.dev/tags/science/best-of"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"2024"}]}]} ```