From Nature Books and ArtsTowards the end of The Theory of Everything, the 2014 film about Stephen Hawking, scenes depict the reception of his popular science classic, A Brief History of Time (1988). The camera zooms in on a large display of the book in a shop window; fans crowd the physicist-author, hoping that he [...]

At a high-powered advertising agency, Howard (Will Smith) is pumping enthusiasm at an employee meeting. He tells them that love, time and death are the foundation of all successful advertising because these ideas connect everyone. “We long for love, we wish we had more time, and we fear death,” he says. “Collateral Beauty,” in theatres [...]

We spoke with theoretical physicist Brian Greene about Einstein's theory of space-time. Many scientists believe space-time is a fundamental concept. But Greene thinks there might be something deeper to space-time than meets the eye. Greene is the co-founder of the World Science Festival, which has a new initiative called "City of Science" which is a [...]