Stories by Lawrence M. Krauss

Trump's Budget: Making America Less Great

Drastic cuts proposed by the administration threaten R&D that provides incredible economic and societal value, and which have always enjoyed bipartisan support

March for Science or March for Reality?

Hostility toward the former is troublesome, but hostility toward the latter is the underlying issue

Killing Science and Culture Doesn't Make the Nation Stronger

Massive funding cuts in the president's proposed budget could be more devastating than any threat posed by illegal immigrants

Why the Trump Immigration Ban Is Bad for the U.S. and Bad for the World

A personal account of how much we stand to lose if we fall prey to the cowardly xenophobia that seems to be driving the Trump administration

Vera Rubin: 1928–2016

She was a vibrant role model for women in astronomy but was not defined by, nor will she be remembered for, her gender but rather by her remarkable contributions as a scientist...

The Bump That Wasn't

Despite tantalizing hints, a particle whose existence would suggest a previously unknown force of nature doesn't exist after all

Fears of Future Belligerence Should Not Derail Iranian Nuclear Deal

While many provisions of the proposed agreement expire after 15 years, the dynamics of the Middle East are shifting too quickly to predict what lies in store

What Einstein Got Wrong

Everyone makes mistakes. But those of the legendary physicist are particularly illuminating

Ideology Subsumes Empiricism in Pope's Climate Encyclical

Religious dogma compromises Pope Francis's call for action on climate change by rejecting key solutions

How Big Bang Gravitational Waves Could Revolutionize Physics

If the recent discovery of gravitational waves emanating from the early universe holds up under scrutiny, it will illuminate a connection between gravity and quantum mechanics and perhaps, in the process, verify the existence of other universes...

The Consolation of Philosophy

An update by the author of A Universe from Nothing on his thoughts, as a theoretical physicist, about the value of the discipline of philosophy

A Universe from Nothing: Einstein, the Belgian Priest and the Puzzle of the Big Bang

An excerpt from physicist Lawrence M. Krauss's new book explains why we are not the center of the universe

Rethinking the Dream of Human Spaceflight

Fifty years after the first human ventured into space, we need some creative thinking

From One Physicist to Another: Lawrence Krauss Reflects on the Life and Work of Richard Feynman

The Emperor's New Missile Defense

"Regardless of Russia’s actions in this regard, as long as I am president, and as long as the Congress provides the necessary funding, the United States will continue to develop and deploy effective missile defenses to protect the United States, our deployed forces, and our allies and partners"...

Forgotten dreams? A call to investigate the mysteries of humanity

The new DOC NYC documentary film festival just ended, and it began last week with a bang, featuring distinguished filmmaker Werner Herzog’s new 3-D film Cave of Forgotten Dreams ...

A Year of Living Dangerously: Reflections on Hot-Button Science

Writing about science and society invites reactions, good and bad, from the middle to the fringe

Faith and Foolishness: When Religious Beliefs Become Dangerous

Religious leaders should be held accountable when their irrational ideas turn harmful

No Country Is an Island

Whether volcanic or nuclear, disasters anywhere in our interconnected world affect us all

Why I Love Neutrinos

The particles that once seemed impossibly esoteric have become ever more informative