Scientists seeking the secrets of the universe would like to make a model that shows how all of nature’s forces and particles fit together. It would be nice to do it with Legos. But perhaps a better ...

Brian Greene, a professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University and director of Columbia’s Center for Theoretical Physics, is the author of “The Elegant Universe” and “Until the End of ...

If you could take an apple and break it into smaller and smaller parts, you would find molecules, then atoms, followed by ...

Physicists may have uncovered a surprising new clue that string theory—the idea that the universe is built from unimaginably tiny vibrating strings—could be more than just a mathematical fantasy.

Eric Weinstein is a mathematician, economist, former Managing Director of Thiel Capital and a podcaster. Eric give his thoughts on the 2024 presidential election, whether we are being gaslit on a ...

In 1980, Stephen Hawking gave his first lecture as Lucasian Professor at the University of Cambridge. The lecture was called “Is the end in sight for theoretical physics?” Hawking, who later became my ...

Tenets of quantum mechanics and special relativity, among other theoretical ideas, lead inexorably to string theory.

You’re reading the Today’s Opinions newsletter. Sign up to get it in your inbox. In today’s edition: Math and physics professor Brian Greene’s op-ed isn’t rocket science. At least you can test rocket ...