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From Wartime Devastation To Academic Discrimination, Cécile DeWitt-Morette Overcame It All

From Wartime Devastation To Academic Discrimination, Cécile DeWitt-Morette Overcame It All

French-American mathematical physicist Cécile DeWitt-Morette, who died on May 8 at the age of 94, could abide no obstacle. With her frank…
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Paul Halpern
Three Spectacular Nebulae Caught Together, Revealing Stunning Details About Star Birth

Three Spectacular Nebulae Caught Together, Revealing Stunning Detai...

The Omega Nebula, the Eagle Nebula and Sharpless 2–54 all line up in space. Here’s a never-before-seen view of them all together!
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Ethan Siegel
The Quantum Rule That Makes Existence Possible

The Quantum Rule That Makes Existence Possible

A new podcast, to cover an incredible story of why we can exist at all.
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Ethan Siegel
Ask Ethan: Can the Universe ever expand faster than the speed of light?

Ask Ethan: Can the Universe ever expand faster than the speed of li...

How the Universe’s expansion rate continues to baffle us.
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Ethan Siegel
Was it all just noise? Independent analysis casts doubt on LIGO’s detections

Was it all just noise? Independent analysis casts doubt on LIGO’s d...

The smart money is still on LIGO, but there sure looks like something funny is happening if the new group is correct.
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Ethan Siegel
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