Archive for: Steven Weinberg

The Big Idea: Research Pays Off in Unexpected Ways

By Rose Cahalan

Should research turn a profit? That’s what a few would-be higher-ed reformers argue. But academics say research is a long-term investment. Take the recent likely...

Why the Higgs Boson Matters

By Steven Weinberg

This summer, everyone’s talking about the breakthrough discovery of the Higgs boson, or physics’ “God particle.” But what’s beyond...