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Feeling Gravity’s Pull
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- September 13, 2024
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Two theoretical physicists have a lively conversation about how abstract concepts can feel down-to-Earth.
Einstein’s Other Theory of Everything
- By Sabine Hossenfelder
- August 30, 2024
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After Einstein explained gravity as a consequence of curved spacetime, he tried to explain matter the same way.
When Reality Came Undone
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- August 28, 2024
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100 years ago, a circle of physicists shook the foundation of science. It’s still trembling.
How Teacups and Demons Help Demystify Physics
- By Patricia Palacios
- August 26, 2024
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The thought experiments illuminating black holes and other scientific problems.
Confessions of a Theoretical Physicist
- By Vijay Balasubramanian
- August 19, 2024
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My life among the elementary particles has made me question whether reality exists at all.