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Sabine Hossenfelder

Writing for PS since 2015
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Sabine Hossenfelder is a research fellow at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies. She is the author of Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray.

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We Don’t Need a Bigger Particle Collider
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We Don’t Need a Bigger Particle Collider

Apr 18, 2019 Sabine Hossenfelder argues that scarce resources should be invested in more promising areas of physics research.

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One Hundred Years of Relativity
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One Hundred Years of Relativity

Mar 6, 2015 Sabine Hossenfelder celebrates the centennial of Einstein's famous theory with a look at what remains to be discovered.

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The Twilight of EU Foreign Policy
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The Twilight of EU Foreign Policy

Sławomir Sierakowski thinks a recent short-term diplomatic victory for Germany and France represents a long-term loss for Europe.

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The Coronavirus Is a Disease of Chinese Autocracy
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The Coronavirus Is a Disease of Chinese Autocracy

Minxin Pei

When China’s leaders finally declare victory against the outbreak of the new and deadly coronavirus, they will undoubtedly credit the Communist Party of China's leadership. But the truth is just the opposite: the party is again responsible for this calamity.

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Explaining the Triumph of Trump’s Economic Recklessness
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Explaining the Triumph of Trump’s Economic Recklessness

Jean Pisani-Ferry

The Trump administration’s economic policy is a strange cocktail: one part populist trade protectionism and industrial interventionism; one part classic Republican tax cuts skewed to the rich and industry-friendly deregulation; and one part Keynesian fiscal and monetary stimulus. But it's the Keynesian part that delivers the kick.

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The Geopolitics of Holocaust Memory
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The Geopolitics of Holocaust Memory

Dominique Moisi worries that ignorance and the instrumentalization of history mean that the world has learned nothing.

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Disunited Kingdom

Disunited Kingdom

David Edgerton & Elmira Bayrasli discuss whether Brexit will mean the end of the United Kingdom.

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PS Say More: Keyu Jin PS OnPoint
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PS Say More: Keyu Jin

Keyu Jin assesses the “phase one” US-China trade deal, questions whether the US can ever accept China’s development model, and highlights a key difference in how the Hong Kong protests are viewed inside and outside China.

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The Power of AI in Emerging Markets
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The Power of AI in Emerging Markets

Frank-Jürgen Richter explains why not only developed economies stand to benefit from broad adoption of artificial intelligence.

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Will the Coronavirus Cause a Major Growth Slowdown in China?
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Will the Coronavirus Cause a Major Growth Slowdown in China?

Shang-Jin Wei explains why the impact of the outbreak on Chinese and world GDP is likely to be less damaging than many fear.

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