Physics
Spark of Science: Robbert Dijkgraaf
The director of the Institute for Advanced Study on the wonders of his childhood attic.
To Understand Your Past, Look to Your Future
An alternative to the Newtonian worldview promises to help explain quantum weirdness.
Physics Makes Aging Inevitable, Not Biology
Nanoscale thermal physics guarantees our decline, no matter how many diseases we cure.
Are There Barbarians at the Gates of Science?
The increasingly complex border between science and society is changing both.
Why Nature Prefers Hexagons
The geometric rules behind fly eyes, honeycombs, and soap bubbles.
Can a Living Creature Be as Big as a Galaxy?
Why life is constrained to be about the sizes we see on Earth.
How Do You Say “Life” in Physics?
A new theory sheds light on the emergence of life’s complexity.
Describing People as Particles Isn’t Always a Bad Idea
Using physics to describe social phenomena can work—if it’s the right physics.
