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Scientists uncover Feynman’s formula for finding best holiday restaurant

Late physicist turned issue of when to stop searching for a better place to eat into mathematical problemWhen it comes to exploring a new city, it can be tricky to know when to sto...

Richard Feynman’s formula for the best holiday restaurant

According to Feynman’s approach, in this context, people should try a different restaurant each night until they find one that exceeds a particular threshold that reflects a desire...

Love After Life: Nobel-Winning Physicist Richard Feynman’s Extraordinary Letter to His Departed Wife

Where the hard edge of physics meets the vulnerable metaphysics of the human heart.

Solution to Feynman's reverse sprinkler puzzle also applies to "silly sprinklers"

New study confirms 2024 "momentum flux theory" on how angular momentum of water flows drives rotation.

Physicists made a tiny expanding universe to watch time unfold

Often attributed to Albert Einstein, the quote by science-fiction writer Ray Cummings still serves as the most succinct explanation for one of the most fundamental features of our...

Jazz and quantum mechanics: Eventually Dmitri realized that they are kind of similar

Dmitri Tymoczko pointed me to this article by John Baez explaining general relativity. I replied that this seems like some very important stuff, but I’m devoting all of that part o...

'Friction' from light seen in strange new physics experiment

Light could put the brakes on material diffusing through a solution, and the reason why touches on some of the stranger corners of quantum mechanics.Continue ReadingCategory:

Quote of the day by English physicist Brian Cox: “We explore because we are curious, not because we wish to develop gran...

Chauffeur Knowledge

Charlie Munger on Max Planck. The post Chauffeur Knowledge appeared first on A Wealth of Common Sense. ...

From ideas to industry: a theoretical physicist’s journey into Silicon Valley

From a classroom science demonstration to using quantum optics to improve the energy efficiency of deep learning – Ryan Hamerly on his career path The post From ideas to industry:...

2-loop computation of Bhabha scattering amplitude

I’m taking a quantum field theory (QFT) class and we are now studying quantum electrodynamics (QED). The latest assignment is about computing the cross section of the Bhabha scatte...

Pablo Jarillo-Herrero wins Kavli Prize in Nanoscience

MIT professor of physics Pablo Jarillo-Herrero is among 10 researchers worldwide to receive this year’s prestigious Kavli Prize.  Jarillo-Herrero is co-recipient of the 2026 Kavli...

Did Physics Just Lose a Brilliant Idea?

One of the most popular ideas in physics right now is something named “ER = EPR.” This theory has it that entangled particles are actually linked by tiny, tiny wormholes. Recently,...

When Albert Einstein & Charlie Chaplin Met and Became Fast Famous Friends (1930)

Photo via Wikimedia Commons “You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother,” goes a well-known quote attributed variously to Albert Einstein,...