Paul M. Sutter
How to Debate a Flat-Earther
The problem with debating a flat-Earther is that they didn’t arrive at their conclusions from the weight evidence, so using…
The Wavey Reality Behind the Uncertainty Principle
It’s turns out that you don’t need a high-powered quantum experiment to observe Heisenberg’s uncertainty Principle. You just need to…
Is There a Fifth Force of Nature?
Could a new, fifth force of nature provide some answers to our biggest questions about dark matter and dark energy?…
James Webb’s Big Year for Cosmology
The James Webb Space Telescope was designed and built to study the early universe, and hopefully revolutionary our understanding of…
Is the Universe a Fractal?
For decades cosmologists have wondered if the large-scale structure of the universe is a fractal: if it looks the same…
Quantum Correlations Could Solve the Black Hole Information Paradox
The black hole information paradox has puzzled physicists for decades. New research shows how quantum connections in spacetime itself may…
Where’s the Most Promising Place to Find Martian Life?
New research suggests that our best hopes for finding existing life on Mars isn’t on the surface, but buried deep…
Can Entangled Particles Communicate Faster than Light?
Entanglement is perhaps one of the most confusing aspects of quantum mechanics. On its surface, entanglement allows particles to communicate…
What Makes Brown Dwarfs So Weird?
Meet the brown dwarf: bigger than a planet, and smaller than a star. A category of its own, it’s one…
The Mysterious Case of the Resurrected Star
The star HD 65907 is not what it appears to be. It’s a star that looks young, but on closer…