Is string theory in trouble? 😵‍💫 Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks down the latest debates in physics, explaining the challenges and what this could mean for our understanding of the universe in this ...

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In 1980, Stephen Hawking gave his first lecture as Lucasian Professor at the University of Cambridge. The lecture was called "Is the end in sight for theoretical physics?" Forty-five years later, ...

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String Theory at the Hunter, in partnership with Lee University, will begin its 17th concert season this month, featuring six concerts with 21 of the world’s most skilled and sought-after musicians.

Today, on the last day of the U.S. Open, we have a chat with a tennis writer. By Adam B. Kushner I am the editor of this newsletter. I’m a delusional tennis player. Not the kind who brags about his ...

It is popular in economics to employ metaphors in order to provide support to a particular idea. For example, concepts like “priming the pump” through expansionary monetary policy. In another case, ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: String theory—the idea that particles are not point-like, but instead one-dimensional strings—is a popular theoretical framework that attempts to ...