Natalie Wolchover
nattyover.bsky.social
Natalie Wolchover
@nattyover.bsky.social
Physics journalist at Quanta Magazine.
Comprende! Thanks Nathaniel.
January 28, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Noted.
January 28, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Check out this exactly opposite statement of the problem in this 2022 white paper on quantum gravity by Harlow et al. (which I quote in my forthcoming book) arxiv.org/pdf/2210.01737
January 28, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Reposted by Natalie Wolchover
Nice article from @nattyover.bsky.social about the state of particle physics as a field. It’s historically been perhaps the highest prestige and most prominent subfield of physics but there are genuine worries about the path forward, as Natalie clearly lays out. 🧪
First column for Quanta Magazine's new essay section, Qualia.

I take stock of particle physics, a field in crisis. What happened, and what now? Commentary here from many angles.

Please lmk your thoughts, or any tips or topic ideas I should look into. 🙏

www.quantamagazine.org/is-particle-...
Is Particle Physics Dead, Dying, or Just Hard? | Quanta Magazine
Columnist Natalie Wolchover checks in with particle physicists more than a decade after the field entered a profound crisis.
www.quantamagazine.org
January 27, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Thanks Ryan
January 27, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Uh huh. I briefly mentioned dark matter and my (measured) excitement about axion searches, but yes dark matter will have to be the subject of a future column
January 27, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Glad to hear that, thanks Eugene
January 27, 2026 at 10:16 PM
First column for Quanta Magazine's new essay section, Qualia.

I take stock of particle physics, a field in crisis. What happened, and what now? Commentary here from many angles.

Please lmk your thoughts, or any tips or topic ideas I should look into. 🙏

www.quantamagazine.org/is-particle-...
Is Particle Physics Dead, Dying, or Just Hard? | Quanta Magazine
Columnist Natalie Wolchover checks in with particle physicists more than a decade after the field entered a profound crisis.
www.quantamagazine.org
January 27, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Reposted by Natalie Wolchover
In the first of our new series of curiosity-driven essays, Qualia, @nattyover.bsky.social asks particle physicists whether the field is facing a profound crisis. www.quantamagazine.org/is-particle-...
Is Particle Physics Dead, Dying, or Just Hard? | Quanta Magazine
Columnist Natalie Wolchover checks in with particle physicists more than a decade after the field entered a profound crisis.
www.quantamagazine.org
January 26, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Hi Kat, sure thing! If you have any story ideas that you think would suit Quanta, please send them my way at [email protected]. Thanks!
April 23, 2024 at 3:15 PM