Is the quantum world real?

Is the quantum world real?

THE QUANTUM SUCCESS Quantum physics, the field in physics concerned with the behaviour of very small scale systems, has been so far, in many respects, a commendable success, finding many engineering applications, and refining our current knowledge of the fundamental...
The great debate about falsifiability

The great debate about falsifiability

On the first of April 2015 was published a quite humourous pamphlet1, touching the very serious topic of falsifiability in physics research. It expanded lightly upon a topic which, fundamentally, is part of the essence of research. In the paper, named somewhat...
Finding the physical laws of sociology

Finding the physical laws of sociology

In broad terms, a physicist aims to describe nature using the language of mathematics. Such a process has worked consistently for natural processes, including among others, the poster child of examples, the dynamics of planets, which can be described almost without...