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People kept telling Bianca Dittrich to turn back. She ignored them, and is breaking new ground on one of physics’…
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People of PI: Sebastian Mizera

From quantum field theory to cancer research: How one PhD student is turning his natural curiosity into a career.
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Researchers at Perimeter Institute and Princeton University have created simulations that, contrary to conventional wisdom, spinning black holes may have…
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A born scientist? No, but born curious

Don’t know what you want to be when you grow up? Don’t sweat it, says Perimeter Institute physicist Lauren Hayward…
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Low-temperature physics: quantum researchers collaborate in Canadian arctic

Cutting-edge science met centuries-old traditions when researchers from the Institute for Quantum Computing trekked to the Canadian territory of Nunavut…
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People of PI: Luis Lehner pushes relativity’s limits

By pushing Einstein’s landmark theory to its limits, Luis Lehner hopes to crack open a pathway to new physics.
/Jul 17, 2017
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People of PI: Teen science whiz Maya Burhanpurkar

Most people who take a year off between high school and university pack a swimsuit and head to the airport.…
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People of PI: Mathematical physicist Kevin Costello

Childhood puzzles opened up a world of exploration for Kevin Costello.
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People of PI: Natasha Perkins and the allure of magnetism

Emmy Noether Visiting Fellow Natasha Perkins says experimental relevance is not as important as many people think. If something is…
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People of PI: Math maven Kasia Rejzner

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Celebrating 15 years at the quantum frontier

Raymond Laflamme is stepping down from his role as director at the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of…
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Spill: a kinetic sound sculpture at Perimeter Institute

Making music with a pendulum, 75 pounds of rice, and imagination.
/Jun 21, 2017
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Things didn’t go so smoothly at the big bang…

A decades-old description of the big bang may not hold up to mathematical scrutiny, according to new work co-authored by…
/Jun 15, 2017
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If you can’t make it, fake it: How scientists took a step towards topological quantum computing

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