
Phase Transitions in Human History
Metastability, nucleation, and the logic of tipping points Synopsis This essay develops a disciplined metaphor: the vocabulary of phase transitions in physics as a way

Metastability, nucleation, and the logic of tipping points Synopsis This essay develops a disciplined metaphor: the vocabulary of phase transitions in physics as a way

And afterwards she bore a daughter, and called her name Dinah. (Genesis 30:21) In my previous essay, “The Conflict Between Joseph And His Brothers—A Gender

In physics, we seek Grand Unification, also known as the Theory of Everything. The Standard Model describes three out of the four fundamental forces: the

This week, we read in the Torah portion Vayigash (Gen. 44:18–47:27) about Joseph revealing himself to his brothers and Jacob coming to Egypt with his family. This