How to Make Sense of Quantum Physics

[[newsletter20_header.png] March 12, 2020 [16942_74d3b2328adadbd5c9740b050d0a333c.png] Chapter Two: Revise]( [READ ISSUE]( Dear Nautilus Reader, Quantum mechanics can’t be how nature works on the most fundamental level, write Sabine Hossenfelder and Tim Palmer this week in Nautilus. In a bold essay, the two physicists offer a “better” quantum theory. Also: Mathematician Joseph Mazur exposes the cellular machinery of our biological clocks; and we revisit our essay by Lisa Feldman Barrett, author of How Emotions Are Made, on why emotional intelligence is not that smart. Best, The Nautilus Team info@nautil.us [16077_55aef34e0d62637c23ad60186310cd4d.png]( [16954_d07a5a3f01fc342462e15c4cfdf8039e.png]( [How to Make Sense of Quantum Physics Superdeterminism, a long-abandoned idea, may help us overcome the current crisis in physics. By Sabine Hossenfelder & Tim Palmer Quantum mechanics isn’t rocket science. But it’s well on the way to take the place of rocket science as the go-to metaphor for unintelligible math.](  [16102_6ca4e9af5ea662a095c3243dc591bf54.png]( [Your Support Matters NAUTILUS PRINT EDITION Support science journalism by signing up for the Nautilus print subscription! You’ll get an issue every other month, and free membership in Nautilus Prime. For every print subscription sold, we’ll plant a tree with American Forests.](  [16959_a39911c27bc4f0f6bb476b41c29f4a72.png]( [How Your Body Knows What Time It Is Uncovering the molecules that keep our mind and body in a daily rhythm. By Joseph Mazur Many organisms perform best at certain hours of the day. The slug species Arion subfuscus, living in almost total darkness, knowing nothing about the Gregorian calendar, lays its eggs between the last week of August and the first week of September.]( [12840_66b48af35b7a3e54fdf15aff3da8a918.png]( [Emotional Intelligence Needs a Rewrite Think you can read people’s emotions? Think again. By Lisa Feldman Barrett You’ve probably met people who are experts at mastering their emotions and understanding the emotions of others.]( [READ ISSUE]( [nwms_fb.png]( [nwms_twt.png]( [nwms_ing.png]( NautilusNext 25 Broadway 9th FloorNew York, NY 10018 [Add us to your address book]( Copyright © 2020 NautilusNext, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website. [unsubscribe from this list](   [update subscription preferences](