When it comes to thinking about quantum mechanics, there are levels. One level is shut-up-and-calculate: find a wave function, square […]
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There is so much we don’t know about our universe. But our curiosity about the unknown shouldn’t blind us to
170 | Priya Natarajan on Galaxies, Black Holes, and Cosmic Anomalies Read More
Traditional physics works within the “Laplacian paradigm”: you give me the state of the universe (or some closed system), some
167 | Chiara Marletto on Constructor Theory, Physics, and Possibility Read More
Physics is extremely good at describing simple systems with relatively few moving parts. Sadly, the world is not like that;
163 | Nigel Goldenfeld on Phase Transitions, Criticality, and Biology Read More
The arrow of time — all the ways in which the past differs from the future — is a fascinating
158 | David Wallace on The Arrow of Time Read More
It’s not easy, figuring out the fundamental laws of physics. It’s even harder when your chosen methodology is to essentially
155 | Stephen Wolfram on Computation, Hypergraphs, and Fundamental Physics Read More
Depending on who you listen to, quantum computers are either the biggest technological change coming down the road or just
153 | John Preskill on Quantum Computers and What They’re Good For Read More
The challenge to a theoretical physicist pushing beyond our best current theories is that there are too many ways to
149 | Lee Smolin on Time, Philosophy, and the Nature of Reality Read More
I’ve been a professional physicist since the 1980’s, and not once over the course of my career has a particle-physics
144 | Solo: Are We Moving Beyond the Standard Model? Read More
Here is a special bonus punishment treat for Mindscape listeners: an interview of me, by David Zierler of the American
Bonus | AIP Oral History Interview Read More