Brian Cox once toured as a keyboardist in major rock and pop bands. Now he’s a particle physicist on a new world tour with a dazzling show he designed in an era of science disinformation and denial.
Tag: Physics
Now Arriving, a New Theory of In-Flight Turbulence
Physicists have devised a new model to account for the discomfort that airline passengers know all too well.
Happy 10th Birthday to the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. Now Drop Dead.
Ten years ago, astronomers made an epic discovery with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. Cosmology hasn’t been the same since, and it might not stay that way much longer.
Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist Is Stripped of Dutch Citizenship
Thirteen years ago, Andre Geim took British citizenship to accept a knighthood. He has just learned he can no longer be a citizen of the Netherlands as a result.
Results of Muon Experiment Offer More Precision But No Added Clarity
The deviant behavior of a subatomic particle might point to undiscovered forms of matter and energy in the universe. Or it might not.
Dick Garwin Fought Nuclear Armageddon. He Hid a 50-Year Secret.
Richard Garwin’s role in designing the hydrogen bomb was obscured from the public, even his family, as he advised presidents and devoted his life to undoing the danger he created.
Nine Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything
The U.S. is slashing funding for scientific research, after decades of deep investment. Here’s some of what those taxpayer dollars created.
Astronomers Get ‘More Than a Hint’ That Dark Energy Isn’t What They Thought
New data further challenge the best scientific theory of the history and the structure of the universe. But a separate recent result reinforces it.
‘Ultrahigh Energy’ Neutrino Found With a Telescope Under the Sea
It’s the most energetic particle of its kind ever discovered, and scientists have no idea where it came from.
A Sweeping Ban on D.E.I. Language Roils the Sciences
President Trump’s executive order is altering scientific exploration across a broad swath of fields, even beyond government agencies, researchers say.