Quantum time: Is this where the flow of existence comes from?
18 April 2018
Why we perceive the passage of time is one of the biggest mysteries of physics. Now we could have found its source – in our most potent theory of reality
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Found 78 results for Carlo Rovelli
The big fudge: Welcome to the theory of not-quite-everything
11 April 2018
Physicists from Einstein to Hawking tried and failed to unite gravity and quantum theory. Now we have hints of a better – but not so beautiful – answer Â
The string-loop theory that might finally untangle the universe
8 March 2017
Could two rival theories of the make-up of the cosmos really be the same thing? Pulling at the threads could reveal a deeper reality
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
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
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?
How to think about… Higher dimensions
10 December 2014
Reality could have many more dimensions than the familiar four – physicists have tricks for projecting their minds beyond the ones we perceive
How to think about… Space-time
10 December 2014
It has often been described as a rubber sheet, but Einstein's twisted space-time is more intangible than that
