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Describing People as Particles Isn’t Always a Bad Idea
Using physics to describe social phenomena can work—if it’s the right physics.
These Astronomical Glass Plates Made History
Eight foundational images from the archives of the Carnegie Observatories.
Let’s Rethink Space
Does space exist without objects, or is it made by them?
Beauty Is Physics’ Secret Weapon
A Nobel laureate maps his path to discovery.
10 Breaking Points
The pressure it takes to break everything from raindrops to stars.
Superconductivity for Siberia
How we broke the world record in high-temperature superconductors.
Quantum Mechanics Is Putting Human Identity on Trial
If our particles have no identity, how can we?
Will Quantum Mechanics Swallow Relativity?
The contest between gravity and quantum physics takes a new turn.
Ingenious: Lawrence M. Krauss
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