Physics may be a small but crucial fraction of our reality
30 November 2016
Just how much of physics is real, and how much of reality is physics? That’s a theme uniting four major new books in the field
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The world in 2076: The theory of everything is here – we think
16 November 2016
An inspirational leap could unify quantum gravity and general relativity – but with physicists still struggling, baby steps forward might be more likely
Seven ways to skin Schrödinger’s cat
13 July 2016
Quantum physicists just can't agree on how to handle the fundamental uncertainty that apparently underpins reality. We round up their best attempts so far
You can touch the heart of physics without doing the hard bits
22 June 2016
Carlo Rovelli reflects on why time is fundamentally human, and how physics is like music – you don't have to be able to create it to appreciate it
Beyond experiment: Why the scientific method may be old hat
24 February 2016
It’s now so hard to test our best theories of how the universe works that some physicists want to change the way we do science
Can burping black holes reveal the true fabric of the universe?
30 December 2015
If mysterious radio bursts from space are hints from exploding black holes, we could be seeing the quantum source of gravity for the first time
A year in books: See CultureLab's best reads from 2015
1 December 2015
From Einstein's quantum shadow, big biology and de-extinct mammoths to a world deep in dystopia, the future was everywhere this year
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics is lean, lucid and enchanting
14 October 2015
Carlo Rovelli's brief book was a surprise bestseller in his native Italy, and the English edition shows us all why
Why does space have three dimensions?
2 September 2015
The universe might go awry if not for the familiar three dimensions, but theories of everything say there should be more. What are we missing?
Einstein kills Schrödinger's cat: Relativity ruins quantum world
16 June 2015
The same quirk of general relativity that means your head ages faster than your feet may mean we have to go to space to see large-scale quantum mechanics in action
