By Design | The World According to Physics March 24, 2020 Every branch of knowledge seeks to provide an account of—something: the past, the present, the mind, culture, institutions, social and physical phenomena. Read More
An interview with Jim Al‑Khalili on The World According to Physics March 20, 2020 Making even the most enigmatic scientific ideas accessible and captivating, quantum physicist, New York Times bestselling author, and BBC host Jim Al‑Khalili offers a fascinating and illuminating look at why physics matters to everyone. Read More
Christie Henry on the Press’s modern mission March 19, 2020 Christie Henry, the first woman to direct Princeton University Press, was recently on PCTV to discuss the Press’s new initiatives, long-term mission and vision, and how academic presses collaborate and compete in the publishing world. Read More
The way we work: Old rules and new realities March 18, 2020 The way we work is not sustainable. Sherwin knows this well. He has twenty years of experience as a skilled information technology (IT) professional and is one of the many professionals and managers we interviewed in a Fortune 500 company we call TOMO. Read More
COVID-19 crisis: What we owe each other March 17, 2020 What do we owe each other in this crisis? Let’s tackle one aspect of this question. A person might think as follows: If I know I am sick, then I understand why I am obligated to self-quarantine. Read More
Rethinking how we view and manage cancer March 16, 2020 When we think of the forces driving cancer, we don’t necessarily think of evolution. But evolution and cancer are closely linked, for the historical processes that created life also created cancer. Read More
Me, myself, and Einstein March 14, 2020 Jimena Canales is the author of The Physicist and the Philosopher, which tells the remarkable story of how an explosive debate between two intellectual giants transformed our understanding of time and drove a rift between science and the humanities that persists today. This is the story of how she came to study the iconic physicist when she initially had no interest in “such a great man, or any great men.” Read More
Space-Time Einstein! March 14, 2020 It is once again time to talk about time. On March 14, 1988, Larry Shaw of the San Francisco Exploratorium organized the first official “Pi Day” to celebrate mathematics (and also, for the broad minded, physics). Read More
Alice Calaprice on Einstein: The man behind the myth March 14, 2020 Alice Calaprice is the editor of the hugely popular collection of Einstein quotations that has sold tens of thousands of copies worldwide and been translated into twenty-five languages. This is the story of how her knack for German and quest for full-time work in Princeton, New Jersey led her to a career she never imagined. Read More
The Einstein Papers project’s general inbox March 13, 2020 The pace and atmosphere of an academic research project does not always match that of contemporary day-to-day life. Steeped decades back in time, the Einstein Papers Project’s current research for our next two volumes covers June 1927 through June 1931. Read More
Beware the Ides of March March 13, 2020 Imagine a rogue general, assigned only to guard the frontiers of his country’s remote provinces – but the authorities back in the capital tacitly approve of some adventurism. He goes on a rampage through neighboring territories, allying himself with certain ethnic groups in the region against others. Read More
Hanoch Gutfreund on Einstein and the revelation of relativity March 12, 2020 Hanoch Gutfreund is professor emeritus of theoretical physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he is also the academic director of the Albert Einstein Archives. This is the story about how Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity revolutionized his teaching, understanding, and career. Read More
The final days of Albert Einstein March 11, 2020 Albert Einstein’s time on earth ended on April 18, 1955, at the Princeton Hospital. In April of 1955, shortly after Einstein’s death, a pathologist removed his brain without the permission of his family, and stored it in formaldehyde until around 2007, shortly before dying himself. Read More
Jim Al‑Khalili on The World According to Physics March 10, 2020 Shining a light on the most profound insights revealed by modern physics, Jim Al‑Khalili invites us all to understand what this crucially important science tells us about the universe and the nature of reality itself. Read More
Katherine Freese on how relativity rejuvenated her career March 10, 2020 Katherine Freese is director of Nordita, the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics, in Stockholm, and author of The Cosmic Cocktail, which tells of the epic quest to solve one of the most compelling enigmas of modern science—what is the universe made of? This is the story of how one of today’s foremost pioneers in the study of dark matter came back from the brink of burnout because of Relativity. Read More