Sarah Scoles on her 3 greatest revelations while writing Countdown: The Blinding Future of Nuclear Weapons.
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Physics
An exciting new theory reconciles gravity and quantum physics. I think it’s wrong. But I may be too.
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A century ago, the Stern-Gerlach experiment established the truth of quantum mechanics. Now it could build a bridge between the two pillars of modern physics.
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A conversation with “rational mystic,” physicist Marcelo Gleiser.
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Something remarkable happens when this small sun zooms past its larger companion.
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Time to rewrite our understanding of structural engineering.
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A better way to secure digital payments.
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Physicists have yet to pinpoint the hypothetical matter that keeps galaxies from flying apart. Now they have a new focus.
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The story behind the scare that an atomic bomb would ignite the atmosphere into a fireball.
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Ultracold gases in the lab could help scientists better understand the universe.
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