At age 25, Kurt Gödel proved there can never be a mathematical “theory of everything.” In this week’s Qualia column, @nattyover.bsky.social asks experts how his ideas changed the course of humanity’s unending search for truth. www.quantamagazine.org/what-do-gode...

What Do Gödel’s Incompleteness Theorems Truly Mean? | Quanta Magazine

At 25, Kurt Gödel proved there can never be a mathematical “theory of everything.” Columnist Natalie Wolchover explores the implications.

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great article in @quantamagazine.bsky.social by natalie wolchover on the bacterial flagellum and proton motive force. alas, I missed this great model on what happens to the stators during gear-shifting. see it in STC: smallthingsconsidered.blog/schaechter/2... #MicroSky

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A powerful electrical motor propels bacteria in virtually every gut and puddle on Earth. After 50 years, it has finally been understood. @nattyover.bsky.social reports: www.quantamagazine.org/what-physica...

A powerful electrical motor propels bacteria in virtually every gut and puddle on Earth. After 50 years, it has finally been understood. @nattyover.bsky.social reports: www.quantamagazine.org/what-physica...

What Physical ‘Life Force’ Turns Biology’s Wheels? | Quanta Magazine

The bacterial flagellar motor is finally understood after 50 years. In its workings, columnist Natalie Wolchover finds the essence of life.

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Qualia essays go where curiosity leads. This week, join @nattyover.bsky.social on her quest to understand whether a burgeoning, abstract mathematical field can help the planet. www.quantamagazine.org/can-the-most...

Can the Most Abstract Math Make the World a Better Place? | Quanta Magazine

Columnist Natalie Wolchover explores whether applied category theory can be “green” math.

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Nice article from @nattyover.bsky.social about the state of particle physics as a field. It’s historically been perhaps the highest prestige and most prominent subfield of physics but there are genuine worries about the path forward, as Natalie clearly lays out. 🧪

Natalie Wolchover@nattyover.bsky.social · 8mo ago

First column for Quanta Magazine's new essay section, Qualia. I take stock of particle physics, a field in crisis. What happened, and what now? Commentary here from many angles. Please lmk your thoughts, or any tips or topic ideas I should look into. 🙏 www.quantamagazine.org/is-particle-...

First column for Quanta Magazine's new essay section, Qualia. I take stock of particle physics, a field in crisis. What happened, and what now? Commentary here from many angles. Please lmk your thoughts, or any tips or topic ideas I should look into. 🙏 www.quantamagazine.org/is-particle-...

Is Particle Physics Dead, Dying, or Just Hard? | Quanta Magazine

Columnist Natalie Wolchover checks in with particle physicists more than a decade after the field entered a profound crisis.

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In the first of our new series of curiosity-driven essays, Qualia, @nattyover.bsky.social asks particle physicists whether the field is facing a profound crisis. www.quantamagazine.org/is-particle-...

Is Particle Physics Dead, Dying, or Just Hard? | Quanta Magazine

Columnist Natalie Wolchover checks in with particle physicists more than a decade after the field entered a profound crisis.

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