What is the maximum number of layers in a human pyramid?
Roger Leyser tackles the question from a physics perspective
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Web life: Gravity and Levity
Tackling the big ideas in physics in a deep but often mathematically simple way
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Soft hairs help resolve the black-hole information paradox
Stephen Hawking and colleagues claim partial solution to 40-year-old puzzle
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Maths meets myths
Ralph Kenna and Pádraig Mac Carron describe how they used techniques from statistical physics to provide new insights into the Sagas of Icelanders
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Zombie physics
Stephen Ornes reports how two students modelled brain-eating monsters to spice up their class project
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Between the lines
An eloquent defence of string theory and a mathematical analysis of luck and chance, reviewed by Margaret Harris
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Web life: The Physics Mill
Can’t get enough gravitational waves? Check out Jonah Miller’s blog about numerical relativity for an in-depth look at their theoretical side
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‘Choreographic crystals’ have all the right moves
Motion and position make satellite swarms highly symmetric
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Autonomous Maxwell’s demon displays chilling power
Experiment shows how information can be used to run a refrigerator
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Recipe for new materials includes a good dash of statistical physics
Physics-based algorithm could design computer memories, proteins and much more
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