Classical physics is characterized by the equations describing the world. Yet our day-to-day experience is struck by this deterministic vision of the world. A physicist has been analyzing the ...

Physics is the study of the underlying laws and mechanisms explaining how the universe works. Most of what we do in daily life is based on a principle or law of physics—dealing with forces, motion, ...

The Big Ideas: What Is Reality? Effective theories in physics can help us measure and examine reality, despite the many things we do not yet know. By Lisa Randall Dr. Randall is a physicist. This ...

Interpretations In his new book of essays, David Kaiser explores quantum physics from a scientific, historical, economic and philosophical standpoint. (Courtesy: iStock/Pobytov) Both a physicist and a ...