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Found 77 results for Carlo Rovelli

The big fudge: Welcome to the theory of not-quite-everything

11 April 2018

Physicists from Einstein to Hawking tried and failed to unite gravity and quantum theory. Now we have hints of a better – but not so beautiful – answer

The string-loop theory that might finally untangle the universe

8 March 2017

Could two rival theories of the make-up of the cosmos really be the same thing? Pulling at the threads could reveal a deeper reality

The world in 2076: The theory of everything is here – we think

16 November 2016

An inspirational leap could unify quantum gravity and general relativity – but with physicists still struggling, baby steps forward might be more likely

You can touch the heart of physics without doing the hard bits

22 June 2016

Carlo Rovelli reflects on why time is fundamentally human, and how physics is like music – you don't have to be able to create it to appreciate it

Beyond experiment: Why the scientific method may be old hat

24 February 2016

It’s now so hard to test our best theories of how the universe works that some physicists want to change the way we do science

Can burping black holes reveal the true fabric of the universe?

30 December 2015

If mysterious radio bursts from space are hints from exploding black holes, we could be seeing the quantum source of gravity for the first time

Why does space have three dimensions?

2 September 2015

The universe might go awry if not for the familiar three dimensions, but theories of everything say there should be more. What are we missing?

How to think about… Space-time

10 December 2014

It has often been described as a rubber sheet, but Einstein's twisted space-time is more intangible than that

How to think about… Higher dimensions

10 December 2014

Reality could have many more dimensions than the familiar four – physicists have tricks for projecting their minds beyond the ones we perceive

White holes: Hunting the other side of a black hole

16 July 2014

Black holes suck – but do they have mirror twins that blow? A far-flung space telescope is peering into galactic nuclei to spot one for the first time