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- A look inside Feynman’s calculus notebook https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.5.9099/full/ 83 comments
- US moves to make federally funded research free upon publication https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.6.2.20220901a/full/ 5 comments
- Einstein versus the Physical Review https://physicstoday.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.2117822 9 comments
- What it was like to be peer reviewed in the 1860s (2017) https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.5.9098/full/ 4 comments
- John Wheeler’s H-bomb blues https://physicstoday.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/PT.3.4364 13 comments
- Random walkers illuminate a math problem https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.6.1.20190808a/full/ 7 comments
- A physics master’s degree opens doors to myriad careers https://physicstoday.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/PT.3.4180 162 comments
- Mercury is closer to Earth, on average, than Venus https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.6.3.20190312a/full/ 97 comments
- Tom Lehrer’s memorable “Revue” session https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.6.4.20180920a/full/ 6 comments
- A Universal Law of Procrastination (2016) https://physicstoday.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/PT.3.3064 38 comments
- A grant proposal shouldn’t hinge on whether research is driven by a hypothesis https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.6.3.20180424a/full/ 62 comments
- Electronics robust enough for Venus http://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.5.7345/full/ 56 comments
- Thermodynamics constrains interpretations of quantum mechanics http://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.5.7331/full/?dm_i=1Y69%2C4OIUW%2CE1N7PA%2CHHKXZ%2C1 22 comments
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- Venus is not Earth's closest neighbor https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.6.3.20190312a/full/ 11 comments math , python , science
- The war over supercooled water https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.6.1.20180822a/full/ 11 comments practices , science
- Water reveals the universe’s temperature 12.9 billion years ago. Scientists have developed a method to estimate CMB temperature at high redshift. The thermometer they used to take the universe’s temperature 900 million years after the Big Bang comes in the form of water molecules. https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.6.1.20220215a/full/ 3 comments science
- Pause a moment to appreciate Joanne Cohn and the start of Arxiv 30 years ago https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.6.4.20211108a/full/ 2 comments science
- Ten billion years ago, galaxies were already running out of gas https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.6.1.20211021b/full/ 14 comments space
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- Europe’s experiment in funding graphene research is paying off https://physicstoday.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/PT.3.4811 41 comments europe
- Lawrence Livermore claims a milestone in laser fusion https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.6.2.20210817a/full/?af=r& 7 comments technology
- Plants absorb carbon dioxide more slowly than previously thought https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.6.1.20201221a/full/ 19 comments science
- Galaxy color correlates with mass of supermassive black hole. The association could enable improvements in both estimating black hole masses and understanding galaxy formation and evolution. https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.6.1.20200916a/full/?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it 2 comments science
- Katie Mack on how the universe may end https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.6.4.20200804a/full/ 4 comments space
- Tying celestial mechanics to Earth’s ice ages - An introduction to the Milanković cycles https://physicstoday.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/PT.3.4474 3 comments climate
- To celebrate Hubble's 30th anniversary we mapped every scientific observation it has made https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.6.4.20200401a/full/ 3 comments space
- Today is the 85th Birthday of Carl Sagan, pioneer of space and science outreach https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.5.031348/full/ 351 comments space
- Three baseball myths debunked by physics https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.5.2032/full/ 9 comments baseball
- The mysterious crystal that melts at two different temperatures https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.6.1.20190606a/full/ 11 comments science
- Physics Today - Helium users are at the mercy of suppliers https://physicstoday.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/pt.3.4181 4 comments science
- Venus is not Earth’s closest neighbor: Calculations and simulations confirm that on average, Mercury is the nearest planet to Earth—and to every other planet in the solar system. https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.6.3.20190312a/full/ 662 comments space
- A first-of-its-kind double-blind peer-review process for allocating time on Hubble has the potential to level the playing field for women and other marginalized groups in science. https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.6.3.20190301a/full/ 17 comments science
- NASA pushes for asteroid detection satellite. The agency wants to accelerate the discovery of large near-Earth objects, but the endeavor is progressing too slowly to meet a congressionally set deadline. https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.6.2.20190102a/full/ 5 comments space
- Donald Trump's oft-mentioned scientist uncle was an MIT physicist and engineer who made his mark in the development of high-voltage generators "cared very little for money and the trappings of money”. He was also given Tesla's papers for investigation after his death. https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.6.4.20181019a/full/ 6 comments science
- High-energy-physics community condemns sexist talk at CERN https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.6.2.20181005a/full/ 19 comments worldnews
- High-energy-physics community condemns sexist talk at CERN https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.6.2.20181005a/full/ 12 comments europe
- High-energy-physics community condemns sexist talk at CERN https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.6.2.20181005a/full/ 5 comments science
- Over sensationalized news takes attention away from main point http://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.6.3.20171103a/full/ 6 comments science
- Why the Atlantic has an overturning current while the Pacific does not http://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.6.1.20171012a/full/ 3 comments science
- Revised travel restrictions drive scientists away from US http://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.5.1111/full/?utm_campaign=8094418_nq+-+twip+6%E2%80%9310+march&utm_medium=email&utm_source=physics+today&dm_i=1y69%2C4thoy%2Ckpwsy1%2Ci69cs%2C1 4 comments politics