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Will artificial intelligence ever discover new laws of physics?

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Will artificial intelligence ever discover new laws of physics?

Algorithms can pore over astrophysical data to identify underlying equations. Now, physicists are trying to figure out how to imbue these “machine theorists” with the ability to find deeper laws of nature

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Black holes

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Black holes wobbling three times a second have proved Einstein right

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Artistic impression of the Double Pulsar system

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A pair of pulsars in a tight embrace have proved Einstein right again

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Albert Einstein

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Lost in Space-Time newsletter: Will a twisted universe save cosmology?

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Dan Hooper

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Dan Hooper: What happened at the big bang?

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Science with Sam: What is a black hole? And could you survive one?

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Science with Sam: What is a black hole? And could you survive one?

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Einstein was right about how extremely massive objects fall in space

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Einstein was right about how extremely massive objects fall in space

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Why the universe I invented is right – but still not the final answer

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Why the universe I invented is right – but still not the final answer

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Gravity

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We have seen hints of a new fundamental force of nature

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We have seen hints of a new fundamental force of nature

Multiple indications seem to be showing that something is manipulating the universe beyond the four basic forces we know – and we are starting to work out what it is

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Physics

Einstein killed the aether. Now the idea is back to save relativity

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Bye bye space-time: is it time to free physics from Einstein’s legacy?

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Special relativity

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Dark energy