physics
A Brief History of the Grand Unified Theory of Physics
It’s the best of times or the worst of times in physics.
The Multiple Multiverses May Be One and the Same
If multiverses seem weird, it’s because we need to revamp our notions of time and space.
The Not-So-Fine Tuning of the Universe
There’s more than one way to build a universe suitable for life.
Even Physicists Find the Multiverse Faintly Disturbing
It’s not the immensity or inscrutability, but that it reduces physical law to happenstance.
Spark of Science: Melissa Franklin
Harvard’s first tenured woman physicist tells us about her heroes and her work.
When Einstein Tilted at Windmills
The young physicist’s quest to prove the theories of Ernst Mach.
How Einstein and Schrödinger Conspired to Kill a Cat
The rise of fascism shaped Schrödinger’s cat fable.
How Much More Can We Learn About the Universe?
These are the few limits on our ability to know.
Her Second Act: Fotini Markopoulou on Life Beyond Physics
It was time to work with her hands, not only her mind.