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Here’s a thread about the fundamental constituents of the universe, as explained by @nattyover, with graphics by Samuel Velasco and @LucyIkkanda. In the 1970s, physicists formed a framework that encapsulates

Mathematician John Horton Conway died on Saturday at age 82, reportedly from COVID-19. In “Genius At Play,” @sioroberts’ 2015 biography of Conway, she described him as “somewhere between ‘The Hobbit’s’

Einstein’s theory implies a “block universe” in which the passage of time is an illusion. Though this timeless view of reality remains popular, it’s hard to square with quantum mechanics,

The Oberwolfach Research Institute for Mathematics has long served as a place for mathematicians to gather and collaborate. Senior writer @KSHartnett visited Olberwolfach in the last days before such in-person