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physics

[fiz-iks] / ˈfɪz ɪks /


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He opted for high-energy physics and theoretical math instead.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Unlike Babson, who said he used Newtonian physics to divine the direction of the market, there’s real market logic behind Burry’s latest call.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

According to new research, the famous work could also represent an early thought experiment in impact physics, describing a catastrophic planetary collision centuries before modern meteor science existed.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Correction 20 March: This piece was updated to remove a claim that the entire proposed cut of £162m was to research into particle physics and astronomy.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

The problem with the relativists is that they explain bad science and good science, phrenology and nuclear physics, in exactly the same way—advocates of ‘the strong programme’ explicitly insist on this equivalence.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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