Jorge E. Horvath (Sao Paulo): Dark Matter, Dark Energy and Modern Cosmology: The Case For a Kuhnian Paradigm Shift. From TED, David Deutsch on parallel universes and you. The Wow Factor: Joel Achenbach reads between the pixels of the Hubble's latest images. Fleeting evidence of cosmic chaos: High above the Namibian savannah, scientists are using giant telescopes to find gamma rays from deep space. Strange Matter: John Olson on the physics and poetics of the search for the God particle. The first chapter from Quantum Physics For Dummies by Steven Holzner. The prologue to From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time by Sean Carroll (and more and more and more). At the level of quantum physics, chaos as we now define it is unquantifiable. A review of The Universe: Order Without Design by Carlos I. Calle. A review of Secrets of the Universe: How We Discovered the Cosmos by Paul Murdin. Are black holes the architects of the universe? Scientists have determined the mass of the largest things that could possibly exist in our universe. The properties of the universe can be derived by thinking about the origin of complexity, says a new theory. An article on physicists’ dreams and worries in the era of the Big Collider. Repository of the cosmos: An article on Neil deGrasse Tyson and his tricked-out, gift-filled office. The first chapter from The Origins of the Universe For Dummies by Stephen Pincock and Mark Frary. A review of The Age of Entanglement: When Quantum Physics Was Reborn by Louisa Gilder. An interview with Frank A. Wilczek on discovering the mathematical laws of nature. Beautiful symmetry provides glimpse into quantum world: Whether or not E8 really turns out to be the key to a fundamental understanding of the Universe remains to be seen.
