Quantum mechanics, the best theory of the very small, and general relativity, the best theory of the very large, are deeply incompatible. One way to compare and contrast the...
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It is the Holy Grail of physics: All the particles and forces of nature unified and explained by equations so simple that you can print them on your tee shirt. Are we getting...
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The expanding universe is humanity’s monumental discovery. Beginning infinitesimally small, the universe has become majestically large. How could this happen? What...
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Why isn’t there nothing at all? Why is it not the case that there is no cosmos, no laws of nature, no consciousness, literally nothing at all? Scientists claim that the...
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Are events measured by time? Or is time created by sequences of events? Which is more fundamental, events or time? Worse, we may get different answers from quantum mechanics...
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What are the basic components of the cosmos? At the deepest levels of reality—the particles, fields and forces of the smallest slices of existence—how does the world...
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What is the nature of scientific breakthroughs? What are common characteristics among all the sciences? What are specific signs of breakthroughs in physics and biology?...
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Perhaps our entire universe is like a gigantic computer game, the creation of super-smart hackers existing somewhere else? Before you smirk and laugh, watch and think!
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To explore scientific Breakthroughs is to find theories or discoveries that challenge conventional wisdom, change patterns of thought, provide novel frameworks for research....
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What is the process by which scientific breakthroughs come about? What are the ways in which breakthroughs in physics occur? No “formula” for breakthroughs — but what...
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The mysteries of life constitute the science of biology. But solving biological mysteries often require Breakthroughs: new, even radical ways of thinking that disrupt current...
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