This week, a group of about 100 physicists and philosophers have gathered in Munich to reassess a question at the heart of science: “Why trust a theory?” In an opinion piece by George Ellis and Joe ...

Ultrashort Light-pulse-induced vibrations of atoms in a lattice, called optical coherent phonons, have been controlled in various materials. However, different experiments demonstrating such control ...

This post is Part I of a series. The field of consciousness studies has come of age. Prior to the 1990s, theories of consciousness were more of a philosophical pursuit than a serious scientific one.

I want to make sure that my students have an understanding of the current policy discussions in the light of economic theory and empirical evidence. "Public policy in the United States is changing ...

Adapted excerpt from Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray, by Sabine Hossenfelder. Copyright © 2018. Available from Basic Books, an imprint of Perseus Books ...

Roth, A. E. "Two-Sided Matching Markets: An Overview of Some Theory and Empirical Evidence." In Game Theory and Applications, edited by T. Ichiishi, A. Neyman, and Y ...

I am often asked by psychologists and other scientists if there is “empirical support” for the Tree of Knowledge System. My first response is: “Absolutely. Look around. Material objects behave in ...

Theoretically speaking, there is widespread confusion about the word "theory." Right? Many people interpret the word as iffy knowledge, based mostly on speculative thinking. It is used ...