One of the most probable ways we will reach the Singularity is with computers that mimic our brains. But to achieve that, we will have to tackle one of the bigger mysteries of life: consciousness.

String theory pioneer Edward Witten has won the 2010 Isaac Newton Medal of the Institute of Physics for “his many profound contributions that have transformed areas of particle theory, quantum field ...

During a visit this fall, I spotted Witten on the Institute’s central lawn and requested an interview; in his quick, alto voice, he said he couldn’t promise to be able to answer my questions but would ...

On Friday I took the train up to London to learn about “the theory that nobody wanted”. That’s how Cambridge University’s Michael Green described string theory in his introduction to a lecture of the ...

Albert Einstein labored unsuccessfully for decades to create a theory that would merge relativity and quantum physics into one tidy mathematical package. But where Einstein failed, physicists may ...

A physicist said he would probably donate part of the $3 million he won in a surprise award to J Street, the liberal pro-Israel group. Edward Witten, a professor of mathematical physics at the ...

There's something heavy in the outer reaches of our solar system. At least, it seems that way. Hints of it are scattered across the farthest reaches of our sun's neighborhood — that something 5 to 10 ...

Tests of quantum mechanics will continue to improve; my guess is certainly that quantum mechanics will hold up. Astrophysics and cosmology will be exciting for this half-century. Even if the present ...

These probes would spot the lost object even if it were a tiny black hole. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. There's something ...

Edward Witten is an American mathematical physicist who is widely considered to be the founder of M-theory. He is a graduate of Brandeis University where he received his bachelor’s degree and ...

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