A (quantum) complex legacy: Part trois
When I worked in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a friend reported that MIT’s postdoc association had asked its members how it could improve their lives. The friend confided his suggestion to me: …
The Nobel prize winner who thinks we have the universe all wrong
There was really good article in the Atlantic recently. It was written by Ross Anderson, and it was called The Nobel Prize Winner who thinks we have the universe all …
Leinweber Foundation and UC Berkeley establish $18 million endowment to fund theoretical physics research
The University of California, Berkeley, a world leader in theoretical physics since J. Robert Oppenheimer planted the seed nearly 100 years ago, will share with four other institutions the largest …
Professor Emeritus Rainer Weiss, influential physicist who forged new paths to understanding the universe, dies at 92 » MIT Physics
The longtime MIT professor shared a Nobel Prize for his role in developing the LIGO observatory and detecting gravitational waves. MIT Professor Emeritus Rainer Weiss ’55, PhD ’62, a renowned …
Little ray of sunshine | Quantum Frontiers
A common saying goes, you should never meet your heroes, because they’ll disappoint you. But you shouldn’t trust every common saying; some heroes impress you more, the better you know …
The Zitter Institute – THE PHYSICS DETECTIVE
The world is a troubled place, and I don’t feel too optimistic about it right now. I won’t go into details because this is a physics blog, not a politics …
Pioneering theoretical physicist Mary K. Gaillard has died at 86
Mary K. Gaillard, a theoretical physicist whose calculations of the properties of new elementary particles helped validate the Standard Model of physics in the 1970s, died on May 23 of …
New particle detector passes the “standard candle” test » MIT Physics
The sPHENIX detector is on track to reveal properties of primordial quark-gluon plasma. A new and powerful particle detector just passed a critical test in its goal to decipher the …
Nicole’s guide to writing research statements
Sunflowers are blooming, stores are trumpeting back-to-school sales, and professors are scrambling to chart out the courses they planned to develop in July. If you’re applying for an academic job …
A cold today helps keep the COVID away
A recent bout of the common cold may be a defense against a COVID-19 infection. A study that included the nasal swabs of more than 1,000 participants assessed whether infections …