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George Musser

George Musser is a science writer and editor based in New Jersey. He is the author of several books on fundamental physics, most recently Putting Ourselves Back in the Equation, about observer effects in physics and cosmology. Follow him on Bluesky.

Neuroscience

How Japanese Floating Illusions Reverse-Engineer What We See

June 20, 2017
Physics

A Theory of Consciousness Can Help Build a Theory of Everything

Neuroscience is weighing in on physics’ biggest questions.

April 27, 2017
Physics

The Noise at the Bottom of the Universe

The origin of quantum noise is the modern incarnation of a millennia-old debate.

July 11, 2016
Physics

Let’s Rethink Space

Does space exist without objects, or is it made by them?

January 11, 2016
Physics

The Case for Fewer Dimensions

At small scales, gravity seems to blow up—but not if space becomes 1-D.

October 1, 2015
Physics

The Quantum Mechanics of Fate

How time travel might explain some of science’s biggest puzzles.

January 21, 2014
Physics

The Quantum Mechanics of Fate

How time travel might explain some of science’s biggest puzzles.

January 21, 2014
Astronomy

Roadmap to Alpha Centauri

Pick your favorite travel mode—big, small, light, dark, or twisted.

July 9, 2013
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