physics
The Strange Similarity of Neuron and Galaxy Networks
Your life’s memories could, in principle, be stored in the universe’s structure.
The Crisis of the Multiverse
In an infinite multiverse, physics loses its ability to make predictions.
The Physicist Who Denies Dark Matter
Maybe Newtonian physics doesn’t need dark matter to work.
The Multiverse As Muse
The uncertainty of quantum mechanics provided a perfect literary model for Modernist ideas.
Does Dark Matter Harbor Life?
An invisible civilization could be living right under your nose.
Roger Penrose On Why Consciousness Does Not Compute
The emperor of physics defends his controversial theory of mind.
A Theory of Consciousness Can Help Build a Theory of Everything
Neuroscience is weighing in on physics’ biggest questions.
What This Drawing Taught Me About Four-Dimensional Spacetime
Stuck in his research, a cosmologist finds a hint in an intricate drawing.
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.