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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder – is reality too?
Beauty exists in the eye of the beholder, and quantum physics suggests everything else exists there too.
Chris Ferrie
Sep 5, 2024
Sometimes a theorist’s job is to be wrong
Astrophysics is so awash in experimental data that theorists are bound to often be fruitfully wrong about what it all means.
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Fascinating facts from 179 years of Scientific American
Scientific American has shared the wonder of science with millions and has a storied history with some quirks you may not expect.
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The arXivist: Paul Ginsparg on the founding and future of the world’s physics repository
With over 2.5 million submissions over its 33 years, arXiv is the world's largest ongoing experiment in open science.
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Aug 14, 2024
Multiverse: Science or Fiction?
Is our universe just one of many? Science journalist Dan Falk examines arguments for and against the multiverse.
Dan Falk
Aug 12, 2024
Andrew Strominger loves string theory but is “ready to be in the real world”
The Harvard physicist is a pioneer of celestial holography, an approach he calls “unflinching” in its rootedness in reality.
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Aug 8, 2024
Small data can make for big science
Luna Zagorac started her astrophysics career at a small telescope where she learned that, in research, bigger doesn't mean better.
Luna Zagorac
Aug 6, 2024
She fell for gravity – an excerpt from Claudia de Rham’s The Beauty of Falling
Physicist Claudia de Rham's explores her lifelong relationship with gravity in this excerpt from her new book on the subject.
FirstPrinciples
Jul 30, 2024
Claudia de Rham strives to define – and defy – gravity
Whether puzzling at a blackboard, scuba diving, or piloting a plane, physicist Claudia de Rham feels powerfully pulled to gravity.
FirstPrinciples
Jul 30, 2024
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