Physics
The Data That Threatened to Break Physics
What does a rational scientist do with an impossible result?
The Admiral of the String Theory Wars
After a decade, Peter Woit still thinks string theory is a gory mess.
How a Snowflake Turns Into an Avalanche
Meet the avalanche engineers of the Subzero Laboratory.
How To Clock a Glacier
Portable slow-light technology could measure the speed of glaciers in real time.
Is Your Theory of Everything Pure Enough?
Fundamental theories of nature aren’t allowed to hide information.
Is Your Theory of Everything Pure Enough?
Fundamental theories of nature aren’t allowed to hide information.
Nostalgia Just Became a Law of Nature
New theories have mixed perception and knowledge into the hardest of sciences.
The Loneliest Genius
Isaac Newton spurned social contact but also relied on it for his greatest work.