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The photon ring

A black hole ready for its close-up

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Sparks of discovery at the junction between theory and experiment

A Simons Emmy Noether Fellowship has given experimental physicist Urbasi Sinha the opportunity to collaborate with theorists at Perimeter.
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Watch the complete conversation on “the end of everything” with Katie Mack

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EinsteinPlus is like “Disney World for physics teachers”

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/Jul 22, 2022
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Moonshot of our century

Perimeter graduate student helps speed up quantum computing for practical problems
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Transforming education

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/May 24, 2022
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