The social sciences are easier than the natural sciences, according to second graders. Adults more or less agree. A study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology took a look at which ...

Albert Einstein was, as we all know, a brilliant theoretical physicist. His fame likely comes from the ability to look at problems in ways that others simply could not. Richard Feynmann won the 1965 ...

Christopher Nolan’s highly-anticipated movie “Oppenheimer,” set for release July 21, 2023, depicts J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb. But while the Manhattan ...

It might sound strange to think about physics (which often involves a lot of theory and hypotheticals) helping people solve mathematics problems. However, physics follows many math patterns very ...

IN NOVEMBER 1997, a young physicist named Juan Maldacena proposed an almost ludicrously bold idea: that space-time, the fabric of the universe and apparently the backdrop against which reality plays ...

We don’t know why some people are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. We don’t have a medicine that cures the COVID-19 infection. Some people deal with our collective ignorance by manufacturing ...

Quantum physics isn’t just complicated – after 100 years, there is an awful lot of it to understand. This makes writing an accessible yet comprehensive book about the topic a challenge in both ...