physics
This Physics Pioneer Walked Away from It All
Why Fotini Markopoulou traded quantum gravity for industrial design.
The Hidden Science of the Missing Gravitational Waves
A relatively unknown experiment is already drawing conclusions from the sound of silence.
The Noise at the Bottom of the Universe
The origin of quantum noise is the modern incarnation of a millennia-old debate.
Brian Eno Plays the Universe
A physicist explains what the composer has in common with the dawn of the cosmos.
Bacteria Are Masters of Tai Chi
The remarkable science that helped me understand what it means to be a physicist.
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.