Two theoretical physicists have a lively conversation about how abstract concepts can feel down-to-Earth.
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After Einstein explained gravity as a consequence of curved spacetime, he tried to explain matter the same way.
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100 years ago, a circle of physicists shook the foundation of science. It’s still trembling.
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The thought experiments illuminating black holes and other scientific problems.
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My life among the elementary particles has made me question whether reality exists at all.
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Everything in the universe, a playful new book argues, vibrates like a guitar string.
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Fifty years ago, science-fiction writer Ursula K. Le Guin popularized physics’ most enigmatic feline.
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Physicist Claudia de Rham on her 3 greatest revelations while writing The Beauty of Falling: A Life in Pursuit of Gravity.
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Forensics has reached the final frontier, and could be used to solve future space accidents—or crimes.
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A new “post-quantum” theory of gravity says we can wave dark matter and dark energy goodbye.
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