Quantum field theory (QFT) is the basis of the Standard Model of particle physics. This video explains what QFT is, why it’s necessary, and how it differs from non-relativistic quantum mechanics.

Quantum mechanics is both the most powerful theory physicists have ever devised and the most baffling. On the one hand, countless experiments have confirmed its predictions; the theory undergirds ...

Albert Einstein’s theory of gravity, general relativity, is famously incomplete. As proven by physics Nobel laureate Roger Penrose, when matter collapses under its own gravitational pull, the result ...

Quantum entanglement has baffled physicists since Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen first questioned whether the quantum ...

Imagine you have a pair of magic coins. You flip one in New York and the other in Tokyo simultaneously. Every single time, without fail, when one lands heads, the other lands tails — instantly, no ...

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Teleology is the idea that some processes in nature are directed toward a goal or an end. Today, it is commonly asserted that teleology is a remnant of antiquated ways of thinking about causation, and ...

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The notion that our universe may be just one in a series of endless parallel universes—some very similar, some wildly different—has captivated the hearts and minds of many science fiction fans. A ...

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Researchers have experimentally observed energy patterns that physicists have predicted for about 40 years. By arranging ...

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