An awe-inspiring journey from relativity to the Higgs field, showing how the universe creates everything from what seems like nothing at all.
What is a wave function in quantum physics? Such a question generates long and loud debates among philosophers of physics (and more limited debate among most physicists, who tend to prefer to make predictions using wave functions rather than wondering what they are.) I have a foot in both camps, even though I have no […]
ON 02/19/2025
If you’re of a certain age, you know Alan Alda from his wonderful acting in television shows and in movies. But you may not know of his long-standing interest in science communication and his podcast Clear and Vivid (named for the characteristics that he feels all communication should have.) Alda and I had a great […]
ON 02/18/2025
