💡 The Synchronicity of Wolfgang Pauli and Carl Jung

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[The New York Times→]( QUOTE OF THE DAY [“Maoist revolution is probably not the first thing that comes to mind when your tongue is burning from a mouthful of Kung Pao chicken.”]( [Andrew Leonard wrote about the unlikely connection between cuisine and rebellion that underscores the remarkable history of the chili pepper.]( Your free story this Thursday! [PHYSICS]( [The Synchronicity of Wolfgang Pauli and Carl Jung]( How the theoretical physicist and analyst came together and then apart. BY PAUL HALPERN By the end of 1930, Austrian-born theoretical physicist Wolfgang Pauli was at the height of his achievements, yet an absolute emotional wreck. [Continue reading for free→]( Step into the Void “Somewhere across the plain of imminence, shouting into the void …” That’s singer Nate Hardy from the second track of Microwave’s latest album Let’s Start Degeneracy. Voids—of the emotional sort—are a recurring theme across the album from the cheekily self-described “adult mid-tempo psychedelic contemporary rock band from Atlanta, GA.” It’s fitting then, that Nate has chosen to read [this story]( from one of our most prolific contributors, theoretical cosmologist Paul M. Sutter. Sutter tells us, “This story about voids is deeply personal to me, as voids have always struck a chord with me and been the focus of my scientific research. But there's so much more to the concept of nothingness than just their physical manifestation, and it's beautiful to hear echoes of that search in Nate's narration.” You can now [watch]( or [listen]( to Hardy read Sutter’s story “Why We Need to Study Nothing.” [WATCH]( [LISTEN]( P.S. The theoretical physicist Wolfgang Pauli was born on this day in 1900. By 1930, he’d won a Nobel Prize for demonstrating why the electrons in an atom don’t all cluster together in the lowest energy quantum state and render it unstable. Yet emotionally he was a wreck, drinking and smoking heavily. “He became a familiar presence at Mary’s Old Timers Bar, a Zurich tavern styled after American speakeasies,” wrote Paul Halpern. “Pauli’s father decided to intervene, suggesting that he seek out Carl Jung for therapy.” [Pauli came to embrace Jung’s archetypal idea of dualities](, such as the contention that men tend to suppress their female sides (anima) and women their male sides (animus). Ultimately those interests led Pauli to look further into symmetries in physics. Today’s newsletter was written by Brian Gallagher Thanks for reading. [Tell us](mailto:brian.gallagher@nautil.us?subject=&body=) your thoughts on today’s note. Plus, if you find our content valuable, consider [becoming a member]( to support our work, and inspire a friend to sign up for [the Nautilus newsletter](. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2024 NautilusNext, All rights reserved. You were subscribed to the newsletter from [nautil.us](. 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