⚛️ Physics

• 🕰️Timeless Truths

  Does time even exist? Investigating a mind-bending paradox at the heart of our reality.

• 🔧Fine-Tuning and Foundational Questions

  Is the universe fine-tuned for life? The Foundational Questions Institute (FQXi) reviews the latest research.

• 🌀What Is Emergence?

  Explore the fascinating concept of emergence, where simple elements unfold into complex systems, from galaxies to societies.

• 🌀What Does a 1,800-year-old Buddhist Classic Have to Say about Quantum Physics and the Nature of Reality?

  A renowned physicist discusses the philosophy of emptiness with the Dalai Lama’s doctor

• 🔭Early-Career Astrophysicists and Social Scientists Will Have a Front-Row Seat for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Groundbreaking Night Sky Survey

  Early-career scientists gain unprecedented access to the stars with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s groundbreaking sky survey.

• 🕰️Quantum biology and the arrow of time

  Jellyfish and migratory birds may help physicists understand the mysterious shift from quantum to classical mechanics

• 🧠Unfolding Quantum Intuition

  Citizen scientists are using gameplay to help scientists understand more about what makes us uniquely human.

• 🌌Space and Time After Quantum Gravity

  String theory, quantum loop gravity, and the philosophy of describing the indescribable

• 🔭Extending Harvard’s Black Hole Initiative

  New funding for groundbreaking collaboration to continue investigating some of the biggest questions in physics and cosmology

• 📚A Browsable, Theological Treasure-Chest

  The new St. Andrews Encyclopædia of Theology hopes to make complex theological topics accessible for people of all backgrounds

• 🔭An Evening Exploring the Unknown

  Astrophysics, Anthropology, and Journalism in Conversation at the Atlantic Festival

• 🌌Exploring the Big Questions with Aeon

  A new two-year project will fund dozens of essays and longform pieces published in one of the most innovative and engaging journals of science and thought.

• 🌌Consolidation of Fine-Tuning

  Building a field guide to ‘fine tuning’ across disciplines.

• 🔭Opportunity M - The Fast Track to Find Other Inhabited Worlds

  Deploying new tools in the search for planets capable of harboring life

• 🔬Special Issue and Sections in ‘The New Atlantis’ Dedicated to Big Questions

  Slowing down the discourse on the meanings of today’s fast-paced technological and scientific change.

• 🎲The Foundations of Fine-Tuning

  Philosophy, physics, and the implications of an unlikely universe

• 🕌Newly-launched Renovatio magazine addresses big questions for Muslim audiences

  With articles and events tied to its second issue, Renovatio magazine is hitting its stride

• 🕍Jewish Philosophical Theology

  Looking for new insights about the nature of God in some of Judaism’s oldest sources

• 🌌String Theory and the Anthropic Universe

  Has flawed intuition created false support for the multiverse?

• 🌌A Fractured Universe – Fundamental Physics, Symmetry and Life

  Computer simulations may help tease apart why some aspects of our universe are symmetrical — and some aren’t

• 🎲Models of Providence - an Abrahamic inquiry

  Bridging gaps through an interfaith investigation into the problems and possibilities of randomness

• 🌌New Directions in Philosophy of Cosmology

  In the wild world of string theory, quantum gravity, and multiple universes, should the standard scientific methodology still apply?

• 🏆Who Were the First Women to Win Nobel Prizes?

  Explore the pioneering women who shattered Nobel Prize ceilings, from Marie Curie's double win to trailblazers in peace, literature, and medicine.

• ⏳How not to do your physics homework

  Reflecting on the intersection of scientific ambition and historical significance, this narrative explores the entangled destinies of Foucault's pendulum and the Bunker Hill Monument.

• 🗣️The subtle clicks of N|uu

  A fascinating exploration of endangered click languages and cutting-edge imaging technology.

• 🚂Shipping the fridge

  A reflection on the once-thriving railroads and their efficient transport of goods in America.

• ⚖️The perils of measurement

  A reflection on the implications of measurement in various contexts, invoking the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.

• 🎨Rich objects

  Exploring the profound connection between children and their interaction with cultural artifacts, as highlighted in Sherry Turkle's reflections on the power of objects in science education.

• 🌌Grand ideas first,  obstacles later

  A critical reflection on the narrative of world-changing meetings and the potential consequences of scientific endeavors, particularly referencing CERN's impact on our understanding of the universe.