In Theory
How Did Life Begin on Earth?
David Kaplan explores the leading theories for the origin of life on our planet.
In Theory
Where Did the Universe Come From?
David Kaplan explores the leading cosmological explanation for the origin of the universe.
In Theory
What Happens if You Fall Into a Black Hole?
David Kaplan explores one of the biggest mysteries in physics: the apparent contradiction between general relativity and quantum mechanics.
Interviews
Hiranya Peiris: How to Test If We Live in a Multiverse
University College London physicist Hiranya Peiris explains how the multiverse can be tested.
Interviews
Alan Guth: How Many Two-Headed Cows in a Multiverse?
MIT cosmologist Alan Guth, 67, discusses why two-headed cows are an important problem in an infinite multiverse.
Fields Medal 2014
Subhash Khot: A Grand Vision for the Impossible
Subhash Khot’s bold conjecture is helping mathematicians explore the precise limits of computation.
Fields Medal 2014
In Noisy Equations, One Who Heard Music
Experts say Martin Hairer’s epic masterpiece in stochastic analysis “created a whole world.”
Fields Medal 2014
A Tenacious Explorer of Abstract Surfaces
Maryam Mirzakhani’s monumental work draws deep connections between topology, geometry and dynamical systems.
Fields Medal 2014
A Brazilian Wunderkind Who Calms Chaos
Artur Avila’s solutions to ubiquitous problems in chaos theory have earned him Brazil’s first Fields Medal.