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How Is a Black Hole Like a Glass of Ice Water?
Both tend toward thermal equilibrium—and, beyond that, to an ever-increasing quantum complexity.
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Are Black Holes Really Paradoxical? An Interview with David Wallace
Today in Quanta magazine, I have an article on recent efforts to de-paradoxize black holes. Before you dive into the details, you might wonder about the…
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An Interview with Emily Adlam [Video]
The mysteries of quantum mechanics are usually portrayed as mysteries of space: how strange that the fates of particles on opposite sides of the…
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An Interview with Richard Healey [Video]
It stands to reason that electromagnetism is a theory of electric and magnetic fields. But since when is anything in physics so straightforward…
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An Interview with Daniele Oriti [Video]
If spacetime is made of atoms, as many theoretical physicists these days speculate, could we ever know? You might doubt it. Conventional wisdom says…
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Why is Quantum Physics So Freakin’ Hard to Write About? [Video]
Every area of journalism presents its challenges, but quantum physics is in a molecular orbital of its own. It demands more time per word than anything…
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If You Think Quantum Physics Is Weird, Try These Theories
It’s quite a trick to picture a theory even weirder than quantum mechanics. Yet many physicists think the best way to make sense of quantum mechanics is…
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An Interview with Daniel Sudarsky [Video]
Quantum physicists do love their beer. By day they build instruments, measure numbers, solve equations. By night they retire to the bar or pub and muse…
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