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December 31, 2015

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FQXi's countdown of the top physics breakthroughs of 2015 concludes, with Ian Durham.
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December 29, 2015

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Our countdown of the biggest physics breakthroughs of 2015 continues, with Ian Durham.
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December 28, 2015

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Our review of the year in physics, with quantum physicist Ian Durham, begins.
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November 29, 2015

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Physics of Information special featuring black hole firewalls, ruling out reality & the search to define what information actually is. Plus highlights of other FQXi-funded research projects.
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November 9, 2015

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FQXi launches a new large grant round & Neutrino physicists win the Nobel and Breakthrough Prizes; a cosmic test for time; safeguarding the future of humanity; & Brains from Thunderbirds explains quantum physics.
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August 31, 2015

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Hawking claims to solve black hole paradox & quantum spookiness passes toughest loophole-free test yet; relativity could cause quantum collapse; 5 steps for saving the world; quantum thermodynamics; & the physics filmmaker.
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July 28, 2015

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Pluto, pentaquarks & Earth 2.0; Frank Drake talks about the new 100 million dollar hunt for alien life; conjuring a neutron star from a nanowire; & "Edge of the Sky" talks physics without the jargon.
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June 17, 2015

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How do we communicate foundational physics to the public? Panel discussion with physicists and communicators Sabine Hossenfelder, Matt Leifer, Dagomir Kaszlikowski & Brendan Foster, from the New Directions meeting in Washington, DC.
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May 25, 2015

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Physics poetry; curving spacetime in the lab; & searching for undecidable problems.
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April 18, 2015

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Bohmian Rhapsody: Physicists Shelly Goldstein and Jean Bricmont discuss features of the deterministic alternative to standard quantum mechanics proposed by David Bohm. From the Quantum Foundations meeting in Erice, Italy, supported by COST.
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March 27, 2015

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Physicists Angelo Bassi and GianCarlo Ghirardi discuss collapse models. From the COST quantum foundations meeting in Erice, Italy.
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March 15, 2015

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A quantum reality check; observing black hole firewalls; & a quantum theory of network explains time's arrow.
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