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Exploring the foundations of physics and cosmology with Zeeya Merali and Gabe Fitzpatrick, of the Foundational Questions Institute, FQxI, the physics think tank and funding agency.
We spoke to Hassan recently at @perimeterinstitute.ca, where he's working with @nafshordi.bsky.social to detect quantum echoes in #GravitationalWaves as a way to prove #QuantumGravity.
November 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
We spoke to Hassan recently at @perimeterinstitute.ca, where he's working with @nafshordi.bsky.social to detect quantum echoes in #GravitationalWaves as a way to prove #QuantumGravity.
100 Years of Quantum ran at Perimeter Institute, Oct 20–24, 2025. It marked the centenary of modern quantum theory and linked history, philosophy and physics. Co-organizer Doreen Fraser (UWaterloo) tells us more. #IYQ2025 #100YearsOfQuantum @perimeterinstitute.ca
November 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
100 Years of Quantum ran at Perimeter Institute, Oct 20–24, 2025. It marked the centenary of modern quantum theory and linked history, philosophy and physics. Co-organizer Doreen Fraser (UWaterloo) tells us more. #IYQ2025 #100YearsOfQuantum @perimeterinstitute.ca
We are seeking a Program Coordinator to provide project-specific administrative management and support for the Foundational Answers project, along with other administrative duties as needed
Remote
Full-time
~$55,000 – $72,000 USD per year
fqxi.org/jobs-program...
Remote
Full-time
~$55,000 – $72,000 USD per year
fqxi.org/jobs-program...
November 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
We are seeking a Program Coordinator to provide project-specific administrative management and support for the Foundational Answers project, along with other administrative duties as needed
Remote
Full-time
~$55,000 – $72,000 USD per year
fqxi.org/jobs-program...
Remote
Full-time
~$55,000 – $72,000 USD per year
fqxi.org/jobs-program...
This Halloween special edition of the FQxI podcast features Bernard Carr, who discusses primordial black holes, the notorious 1970s Enfield poltergeist case that Carr investigated, and more!
Listen to Part 1: qspace.fqxi.org/podcasts/126...
Listen to Part 1: qspace.fqxi.org/podcasts/126...
October 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
This Halloween special edition of the FQxI podcast features Bernard Carr, who discusses primordial black holes, the notorious 1970s Enfield poltergeist case that Carr investigated, and more!
Listen to Part 1: qspace.fqxi.org/podcasts/126...
Listen to Part 1: qspace.fqxi.org/podcasts/126...
More information: qspace.fqxi.org/news/165312/...
Buy Ney's book: bookshop.org/a/85756/9780...
Enter “How Quantum is Life?” by 29 Oct: qspace.fqxi.org/competitions...
Buy Ney's book: bookshop.org/a/85756/9780...
Enter “How Quantum is Life?” by 29 Oct: qspace.fqxi.org/competitions...
October 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
More information: qspace.fqxi.org/news/165312/...
Buy Ney's book: bookshop.org/a/85756/9780...
Enter “How Quantum is Life?” by 29 Oct: qspace.fqxi.org/competitions...
Buy Ney's book: bookshop.org/a/85756/9780...
Enter “How Quantum is Life?” by 29 Oct: qspace.fqxi.org/competitions...
“The wave function is not a mere quantum hypothesis, it’s the stuff of the universe,” Says Alyssa Ney.
Congrats to Alyssa Ney on the APS Patrick Suppes Prize for The World in the Wave Function!
Congrats to Alyssa Ney on the APS Patrick Suppes Prize for The World in the Wave Function!
October 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
“The wave function is not a mere quantum hypothesis, it’s the stuff of the universe,” Says Alyssa Ney.
Congrats to Alyssa Ney on the APS Patrick Suppes Prize for The World in the Wave Function!
Congrats to Alyssa Ney on the APS Patrick Suppes Prize for The World in the Wave Function!
A few years ago, FQxI funded Adam Brown for Complexity, Black Holes, and Observers. The aim was to show that maybe the real barrier in the black-hole information puzzle is computational, not a breakdown of physics.
October 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A few years ago, FQxI funded Adam Brown for Complexity, Black Holes, and Observers. The aim was to show that maybe the real barrier in the black-hole information puzzle is computational, not a breakdown of physics.
FQxI's Leonard Susskind won the the "Galileo Galilei Medal" award. The prize is awarded once every two years to scientists who have massively advanced research in theoretical physics. Congrats Leonard!
READ MORE: qspace.fqxi.org/news/165311/...
IMAGE 🔗 Lumidek
READ MORE: qspace.fqxi.org/news/165311/...
IMAGE 🔗 Lumidek
October 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
FQxI's Leonard Susskind won the the "Galileo Galilei Medal" award. The prize is awarded once every two years to scientists who have massively advanced research in theoretical physics. Congrats Leonard!
READ MORE: qspace.fqxi.org/news/165311/...
IMAGE 🔗 Lumidek
READ MORE: qspace.fqxi.org/news/165311/...
IMAGE 🔗 Lumidek
Dark matter ≠ dark energy. Dark matter is an unseen mass we infer from gravity; dark energy labels an expansion that seems to speed up. In this clip from FQxI's latest podcast, Niayesh Afshordi talks about why the evidence behind each is different and why the story’s still being told.
October 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Dark matter ≠ dark energy. Dark matter is an unseen mass we infer from gravity; dark energy labels an expansion that seems to speed up. In this clip from FQxI's latest podcast, Niayesh Afshordi talks about why the evidence behind each is different and why the story’s still being told.
John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics.
IMAGE CREDIT:
©Johan Jarnestad/The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach
IMAGE CREDIT:
©Johan Jarnestad/The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach
October 7, 2025 at 10:32 AM
John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics.
IMAGE CREDIT:
©Johan Jarnestad/The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach
IMAGE CREDIT:
©Johan Jarnestad/The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach
Mike Wright, who since the early 70’s has been recording scientific talks, well before anyone was doing anything like that, resulting in 100,000 hours of recordings.
While a substantial portion is now digitised, some work still needs doing to reach the finishing line.
buff.ly/bTScLaK
While a substantial portion is now digitised, some work still needs doing to reach the finishing line.
buff.ly/bTScLaK
October 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Mike Wright, who since the early 70’s has been recording scientific talks, well before anyone was doing anything like that, resulting in 100,000 hours of recordings.
While a substantial portion is now digitised, some work still needs doing to reach the finishing line.
buff.ly/bTScLaK
While a substantial portion is now digitised, some work still needs doing to reach the finishing line.
buff.ly/bTScLaK
FQxI and the Paradox Science Institute supported the recent school in quantum biology in Paraty, Brazil.
FQxI's $53,000 essay competition on the topic of quantum biology asks: How Quantum is Life? Enter before 29 October 2025 for your chance to win!
NEWS: qspace.fqxi.org/news/165309/...
FQxI's $53,000 essay competition on the topic of quantum biology asks: How Quantum is Life? Enter before 29 October 2025 for your chance to win!
NEWS: qspace.fqxi.org/news/165309/...
September 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
FQxI and the Paradox Science Institute supported the recent school in quantum biology in Paraty, Brazil.
FQxI's $53,000 essay competition on the topic of quantum biology asks: How Quantum is Life? Enter before 29 October 2025 for your chance to win!
NEWS: qspace.fqxi.org/news/165309/...
FQxI's $53,000 essay competition on the topic of quantum biology asks: How Quantum is Life? Enter before 29 October 2025 for your chance to win!
NEWS: qspace.fqxi.org/news/165309/...
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Full piece on QSpace (link in bio). If you’ve tried AI proofing on your own drafts, tell us what actually helped, and what didn’t.
Full piece on QSpace (link in bio). If you’ve tried AI proofing on your own drafts, tell us what actually helped, and what didn’t.
September 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Full piece on QSpace (link in bio). If you’ve tried AI proofing on your own drafts, tell us what actually helped, and what didn’t.
Full piece on QSpace (link in bio). If you’ve tried AI proofing on your own drafts, tell us what actually helped, and what didn’t.
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The Black Spatula project is just starting out, with a community of contributors all exploring different ways that AI might be brought to bear on error checking. "It's still in the experimental phase, with multiple volunteers collaborating to try out different approaches," says Steve Newman.
The Black Spatula project is just starting out, with a community of contributors all exploring different ways that AI might be brought to bear on error checking. "It's still in the experimental phase, with multiple volunteers collaborating to try out different approaches," says Steve Newman.
September 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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The Black Spatula project is just starting out, with a community of contributors all exploring different ways that AI might be brought to bear on error checking. "It's still in the experimental phase, with multiple volunteers collaborating to try out different approaches," says Steve Newman.
The Black Spatula project is just starting out, with a community of contributors all exploring different ways that AI might be brought to bear on error checking. "It's still in the experimental phase, with multiple volunteers collaborating to try out different approaches," says Steve Newman.
And the engine idea has moved forward. Antonio Patrón Castro, David Sivak and John Bechhoefer show you can boost output by harvesting perpendicular fluctuations in higher dimensions, even without tracking vertical motion (arXiv:2507.15503).
(1/3): Kinesin on microtubules, by Kateryna Kon.
(1/3): Kinesin on microtubules, by Kateryna Kon.
September 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
And the engine idea has moved forward. Antonio Patrón Castro, David Sivak and John Bechhoefer show you can boost output by harvesting perpendicular fluctuations in higher dimensions, even without tracking vertical motion (arXiv:2507.15503).
(1/3): Kinesin on microtubules, by Kateryna Kon.
(1/3): Kinesin on microtubules, by Kateryna Kon.
In "Maximizing power and velocity of an information engine," Bechhoefer’s team showed how a laser-trapped bead can bank energy from random jiggles, acting as an information engine with power on the scale of molecular motors.
September 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
In "Maximizing power and velocity of an information engine," Bechhoefer’s team showed how a laser-trapped bead can bank energy from random jiggles, acting as an information engine with power on the scale of molecular motors.
Johann du Buisson, Jannik Ehrich, mleighton.bsky.social, davidasivak.bsky.social, and John Bechhoefer introduce a one-coordinate test that infers heat flow to flag “demonic” operation. In kinesin simulations tuned to experiments, the motor grows more demon-like as active fluctuations rise.
September 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Johann du Buisson, Jannik Ehrich, mleighton.bsky.social, davidasivak.bsky.social, and John Bechhoefer introduce a one-coordinate test that infers heat flow to flag “demonic” operation. In kinesin simulations tuned to experiments, the motor grows more demon-like as active fluctuations rise.
📢 Good news: We’ve extended the deadline for FQxI’s How Quantum is Life? essay competition.
You now have until October 29, 2025 to submit your entry.
Remember, there's a $53,000 prize pot up for grabs!
All information here qspace.fqxi.org/competitions...
You now have until October 29, 2025 to submit your entry.
Remember, there's a $53,000 prize pot up for grabs!
All information here qspace.fqxi.org/competitions...
September 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
📢 Good news: We’ve extended the deadline for FQxI’s How Quantum is Life? essay competition.
You now have until October 29, 2025 to submit your entry.
Remember, there's a $53,000 prize pot up for grabs!
All information here qspace.fqxi.org/competitions...
You now have until October 29, 2025 to submit your entry.
Remember, there's a $53,000 prize pot up for grabs!
All information here qspace.fqxi.org/competitions...
FQxI is seeking an Academic Managing Editor for a new project, the Foundational Review Series.
Remote (Global applicants welcome)
Full-Time (will consider alternative working arrangements for the ideal candidate)
~$70,000 – $100,000 based on experience
fqxi.org/academic-man...
Remote (Global applicants welcome)
Full-Time (will consider alternative working arrangements for the ideal candidate)
~$70,000 – $100,000 based on experience
fqxi.org/academic-man...
September 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
FQxI is seeking an Academic Managing Editor for a new project, the Foundational Review Series.
Remote (Global applicants welcome)
Full-Time (will consider alternative working arrangements for the ideal candidate)
~$70,000 – $100,000 based on experience
fqxi.org/academic-man...
Remote (Global applicants welcome)
Full-Time (will consider alternative working arrangements for the ideal candidate)
~$70,000 – $100,000 based on experience
fqxi.org/academic-man...
Sara Walker and Paul Davies on the physics of life. Our $53,000 quantum biology essay contest asks: How Quantum is Life? qspace.fqxi.org/competitions...
September 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Sara Walker and Paul Davies on the physics of life. Our $53,000 quantum biology essay contest asks: How Quantum is Life? qspace.fqxi.org/competitions...
The evidence is building that life itself is quantum mechanical.
Enter FQxI's $53,000 Essay Competition: How Quantum is Life?
DEADLINE: 29 September, 2025
qspace.fqxi.org/competitions...
Enter FQxI's $53,000 Essay Competition: How Quantum is Life?
DEADLINE: 29 September, 2025
qspace.fqxi.org/competitions...
September 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The evidence is building that life itself is quantum mechanical.
Enter FQxI's $53,000 Essay Competition: How Quantum is Life?
DEADLINE: 29 September, 2025
qspace.fqxi.org/competitions...
Enter FQxI's $53,000 Essay Competition: How Quantum is Life?
DEADLINE: 29 September, 2025
qspace.fqxi.org/competitions...
On hardware, Will Zeng, Farrokh Labib and Vincent Russo encoded a simplified version of the scenario as quantum circuits and saw larger Local Friendliness violations as the branch factor increased, up to 16.
September 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
On hardware, Will Zeng, Farrokh Labib and Vincent Russo encoded a simplified version of the scenario as quantum circuits and saw larger Local Friendliness violations as the branch factor increased, up to 16.