For the first time, physicists have used string theory to describe a universe with dark energy, an advance that grew out of earlier work co-authored by Eva Silverstein.
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Theoretical physicist Leonard Susskind joins Brian Greene for a conversation on black holes, the nature of reality, and what it means to spend a lifetime chasing the hardest questions in physics.
This article explains how physicists try to make sense of how the quantum world works in our expanding universe. Tom Hartman describes how black hole physics can help us understand the universe at its…
In this episode of No Reason to Get Excited, Dr. Aaron Winkler talks with Peter Graham about the strange and fascinating world of modern physics.
The panel, part of a workshop bringing together experimentalists and theorists at the intersection of AMO physics and quantum gravity, featured LITP faculty Stephen Shenker, Douglas Stanford, and…
In his talk at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Savas Dimopoulos explores the emergence of nimble, small-scale science to tackle the big mysteries of physics.
Surya Ganguli is the Director, and Eva Silverstein is a Principal Investigator of this newly launched collaboration, which will explore the fundamental scientific principles underlying artificial…
The 2025 New Horizons in Physics Prize has been awarded to Jeongwan Haah for the discovery of Haah's code, in which fractal conservation laws emerge, and other models bringing discrete mathematical…
The 2025 Galileo Galilei Medal has been awarded to Pierre Sikivie and Leonard Susskind, "for their work representing humanity's persistent efforts to see and understand what may seem invisible…
The Infosys Prize 2024 in Physical Sciences is awarded to Professor Vedika Khemani for her groundbreaking contributions to theoretical and experimental non-equilibrium quantum matter.