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Conversations About Science with Theoretical Physicist Matt Strassler

I believe deeply that science is one of the world’s great spectator sports, and should be a source of joy and excitement for every human being.

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An awe-inspiring journey from relativity to the Higgs field, showing how the universe creates everything from what seems like nothing at all.

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[No AI was used in composing this blog post.] I’ve been trying to get back to the blog recently. But every time I plan to write a blog post, something happens that requires my attention and adds to the list of items I should be writing about. I’ve decided that the best I can do, […]

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Mr. Epstein was not only a world-class child abuser, he was a big fan of theoretical high-energy physics and of theoretical physicists. Some of my colleagues, unfortunately, got to know him. A number who were famous and/or had John Brockman as a book agent were even invited to a physics conference on Epstein’s private island, […]

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ON 02/05/2026

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