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Physics

A Theory of Consciousness Can Help Build a Theory of Everything

Neuroscience is weighing in on physics’ biggest questions.

April 27, 2017

The Origin of the Universe

Measuring tiny variations in the cosmic microwave background will enable major discoveries about the origin of the universe.

April 13, 2017

Can Many-Worlds Theory Rescue Us From Boltzmann Brains?

The idea that we can trust what we observe leads to the paradoxical conclusion that we can’t trust what we observe.

April 6, 2017

Is Matter Conscious?

Why the central problem in neuroscience is mirrored in physics.

March 31, 2017

Can Dark Energy Kill Galaxies?

The surprising importance of a dark-energy selection effect.

March 17, 2017

What This Drawing Taught Me About Four-Dimensional Spacetime

Stuck in his research, a cosmologist finds a hint in an intricate drawing.

March 10, 2017

The Fifth Force of Physics Is Hanging by a Thread

As scientists chase tantalizing hints of a new force, modern physics hangs in the balance.

March 10, 2017

A Brief History of the Grand Unified Theory of Physics

It’s the best of times or the worst of times in physics.

March 10, 2017

Gravity Waves and Neutrinos

The later work of Joseph Weber.

March 2, 2017