9 Best Articles in 2021
James Clear
The Physics of Productivity: Newton’s Laws of Getting Stuff Done
James Clear
6 min read · From 2017 · Read this article to learn how to be more productive. Discover how Newton's Laws of Motion can boost your productivity.
Quanta Magazine
Landmark Computer Science Proof Cascades Through Physics and Math
Quanta Magazine
6 min read · 2020-03-04 · Computer scientists established a new boundary on computationally verifiable knowledge. In doing so, they solved major open problems in quantum mechanics and pure mathematics.
Quanta Magazine
Does Time Really Flow? New Clues Come From a Century-Old Approach to Math.
Quanta Magazine
~13 min read · 2020-04-07 · The laws of physics imply that the passage of time is an illusion. To avoid this conclusion, we might have to rethink the reality of infinitely precise numbers.
The New York Times
Finding From Particle Research Could Break Known Laws of Physics
The New York Times
10 min read · Apr 7th · It’s not the next Higgs boson — yet. But the best explanation, physicists say, involves forms of matter and energy not currently known to science.
Cosmos Magazine
Universe shouldn’t exist, CERN physicists conclude
Cosmos Magazine
3 min read · From 2017 · A super-precise measurement shows proton and antiproton have identical magnetic properties.
Scientific American
No One Can Explain Why Planes Stay in the Air
Scientific American
~13 min read · 2020-02-04 · Do recent explanations solve the mysteries of aerodynamic lift?
Brain Pickings
When Did Time Really Begin? The Little Loophole in the Big Bang
Brain Pickings
2 min read · 2020-05-25 · A pleasurable warping of the figuring faculty to contemplate what was there before the before.
Scientific American
This Twist on Schrödinger’s Cat Paradox Has Major Implications for Quantum Theory
Scientific American
~12 min read · 2020-08-17 · A laboratory demonstration of the classic “Wigner’s friend” thought experiment could overturn cherished assumptions about reality
BBC News (World)
'Strong' evidence found for a new force of nature
BBC News (World)
4 min read · Apr 7th · Physicists may have just made a major breakthrough in our understanding of the Universe.
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The New York Times
Finding From Particle Research Could Break Known Laws of Physics
The New York Times
10 min read · Apr 7th · It’s not the next Higgs boson — yet. But the best explanation, physicists say, involves forms of matter and energy not currently known to science.
BBC News (World)
'Strong' evidence found for a new force of nature
BBC News (World)
4 min read · Apr 7th · Physicists may have just made a major breakthrough in our understanding of the Universe.
Quanta Magazine
The Near-Magical Mystery of Quasiparticles
Quanta Magazine
6 min read · Mar 26th · The zoo of spontaneously emerging particlelike entities known as quasiparticles has grown quickly and become more and more exotic. Here are a few of the most curious and potentially useful examples.
Popular Mechanics
What Are Black Holes? | New Study May Reveal Their True Nature
Popular Mechanics
3 min read · Mar 21st · Their true nature could finally explain the origins of dark matter and fast radio bursts.
Popular Mechanics
The Universe Is a Self-Learning Algorithm
Popular Mechanics
3 min read · Apr 15th · Basically, we live in one giant algorithm.
WIRED
Physicists Learn to Superfreeze Antimatter (Hint: Pew Pew!)
WIRED
2 min read · Mar 31st · Antimatter, the mysterious mirror-stuff of the universe, is hard to make and harder to study. A laser that literally chills it out could change all that.
APS Physics
The Muon g–2 Anomaly Explained
APS Physics
1 min read · Apr 7th · Jorge Cham, aka, PHD Comics, illustrates the excitement over the muon anomaly results in a set of cartoons he made for Physics.
techxplore.com
Digital human platform brings to life Einstein's voice for a conversational chatbot
techxplore.com
2 min read · Apr 19th · Audio content production company Aflorithmic and digital human creators UneeQ have collaborated to synthesize the voice of renowned historical scientist, Albert Einstein.
Singularity Hub
Scientists Found Hints of New Particles or Forces of Nature, and It Could Change Physics
Singularity Hub
4 min read · Apr 9th · Muons are closely related to electrons, which orbit every atom and form the building blocks of matter.
VICE
Government Physics Experiment Suggests Something Unknown Is Influencing Reality
VICE
3 min read · Apr 7th · The first results from the Muon g-2 experiment indicate with more certainty that there is more to the universe than what we currently understand.
