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Fine Tuning Is Just Fine

Why it’s not such a problem that the Large Hadron Collider hasn’t found new physics.

September 18, 2018

Is It Time to Get Rid of Time?

The crisis inside the physics of time.

September 18, 2018

The End of Time

In the fundamental physics of the world, there is neither space nor time.

September 5, 2018

Another Side of Feynman

Nine letters by Freeman Dyson portray his relationship with the Nobel Laureate.

April 23, 2018

When the Heavens Stopped Being Perfect

The advent of the telescope punctured our ideals about the nighttime sky.

March 22, 2018

The Science of Star Wars Weaponry

Just how realistic are lightsabers, blasters, and ion cannons?

November 30, 2017

Actually, There Is a Time Like the Present

Think there’s no time like the present? Modern physics begs to differ.

November 27, 2017

Physics Has Demoted Mass

Modern physics has taught us that mass is not an intrinsic property.

November 2, 2017

Ice Fishing for Neutrinos

Ignorant and lucky at the bottom of the Earth.

October 26, 2017

The Universe Began With a Big Melt, Not a Big Bang

The cosmological constant and the creation of the universe.

September 25, 2017

Will We Ever Know What Dark Matter Is?

The search for the elusive material is reaching the end of its tether.

August 16, 2017