Author: Joshua Roebke
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The Reality Tests
A team of physicists in Vienna has devised experiments that may answer one of the enduring riddles of science: Do we create the world just by looking at it?
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Intimate with Einstein
A new biography of Albert Einstein reveals the humanity behind the genius.
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Truth and Science
A (1842-Word) consideration.
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Putting His Money Where His Math Is
A billionaire ex-mathematician believes he has a simple formula for improving math education and making America more competitive.
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Seed Interview: James Simons
The billionaire hedge fund manager discusses the impact of mathematics on his former life in academia and his new one in finance.
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The Poker-Playing Physicist
Michael Binger had a big summer between his third-place finish at the World Series of Poker and earning his Ph.D.
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Not Feeling the Fields
Grisha Perelman becomes the first person ever to turn down math's top prize.
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Einstein in Lust
What the press missed in its rush to paint Einstein as a philanderer.
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Quantum Pulp
Some physics is just crime fiction with math.
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Big in Japan
How come scientists are famous in Asia, and we get Kevin Federline?
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A Second (Scientific) Opinion
Top physicists speak out against Bush Administration policies in the war on terror.
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Meet the Geeks
A chat with the science-savvy writers behind "The Simpsons" and "Futurama"
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Getting Physical
Einstein, Feynman and other famous swingers.
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Mr. Feynman Goes to Washington
How the inimitable professor solved the mystery of the Challenger explosion.
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Surveying the Landscape
Physicists weigh in on a controversy of universal proportions.
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Blogs: A New Force in Physics?
Conversations on blogs are revolutionizing the exchange of information amongst physicists