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Exploring the foundations of physics & cosmology with Zeeya Merali & Gabe Fitzpatrick, of the Foundational Questions Institute, FQxI.
In the first of a series of short documentaries from FQxI, Professor Natalia Ares shows us her research at Oxford University that uses carbon nanotube machines to investigate how we can use information as a fuel. @NAresgroup @geoffreylondon qspace.fqxi.org/videos/246/inf… #FQxI
Peer review gatekeeping may be unnecessary for good science. In eLife, editors publish papers first, then add reviews after. READ MORE: qspace.fqxi.org/articles/272/r…
An interferometer design allows systematic investigation of the anyonic statistics of bulk fractional quantum Hall states. nature.com/articles/s4156…
about to use y=mx+b to figure out the slope of the line you just crossed
This tweet is a bit long about why I think its gotten harder to reach consensus in cosmology, framed around an example in a paper that came out last night led by the awesome Louise Breuval (who used to be on Twitter): arxiv.org/abs/2507.15936 (1/8)
Two physicists, but they're actually doing interdisciplinary detective work: According to @carlorovelli, “physics departments write equations. Humanities talk about emotions. These things should not be separated. The world is one." And @seanmcarroll's Bayesian approach relies on…
Scientists overwhelmingly recognize the value of sharing null results, but rarely publish them in the research literature go.nature.com/472poOC
FQxI's Nicole Yunger Halpern (@nicoleyh11), a quantum physicist at @NIST and @UMD_IPST @UMDPhysics has been honored with an Early Career Scientist Award, presented every three years by the C3 Commission on Statistical Physics of the International Union for Pure and Applied…
"writing is not only about reporting results; it also provides a tool to uncover new thoughts and ideas. Writing compels us to think"
The universe is not always smooth. At the centers of black holes, for instance, the math of space-time falls apart. New geometric tools might help reckon with this reality. quantamagazine.org/a-new-geometry…
Attempts to replicate findings from fields including psychology, economics, and cancer biology have often yielded gloomy results. But findings from fruit fly immunology are more encouraging. scim.ag/3TK33h8
Fed up with €5 k pay‑to‑publish fees, Lidia del Rio (@MarjBaldwin), Marcus Huber & Christian Gogolin turned a €1 k donation into Quantum. Their volunteer arXiv‑overlay journal now curates top quantum papers. Learn how they did it: qspace.fqxi.org/articles/268/h…
traumatize a fandom with one image
traumatize a fandom with one image
After a chance encounter on an airplane, two mathematicians devised a new way to reinforce Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity. Steve Nadis reports: quantamagazine.org/a-new-geometry…
What separates buzzwords from real breakthroughs in deep tech? At @XPANSEWORLD 2024, our CEO Alex Challans joined Youssef Kusibati for a conversation on how foundational technologies like quantum computing and space infrastructure are moving from theory to implementation and why…
“The way they’re doing it is new, and no one’s done it with this quality before.” We couldn’t have said it better ourselves. Physicist Sebastian Weidt describes our magic states research in an article by Emily Conover in @ScienceNews. Read the article: sciencenews.org/article/magic-…
It is absolutely wonderful that people who have an interest in the topic, but no access to be part of an academic institution, can be heard and considered. Thank you for providing the entire public with an opportunity to participate.
Win $53,000 for writing about quantum biology. Open to everyone worldwide - no science degree needed. No age restrictions either. Deadline: Sept 29, 10am ET. MORE DETAILS: qspace.fqxi.org/competitions/i…
