How does gauge theory apply to economic models and indices?

This essay was originally published in 2013 on https://www.quora.com Since the excellent and clear article by Prof. Edward Frenkel inspiring this question focuses on my joint work with the economist Pia Malaney, I would…

Einstein’s Revenge: The New Geometric Quantum

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DEEP, ELEGANT, OR BEAUTIFUL EXPLANATION? Einstein's Revenge: The New Geometric Quantum The modern theory of the quantum has only recently come to be understood to be even more exquisitely geometric than Einstein's…

Kayfabe

WHAT SCIENTIFIC CONCEPT WOULD IMPROVE EVERYBODY'S COGNITIVE TOOLKIT? Kayfabe The sophisticated "scientific concept" with the greatest potential to enhance human understanding may be argued to come not from the halls of academe, but rather…

“GO VIRTUAL YOUNG MAN”

HOW IS THE INTERNET CHANGING THE WAY YOU THINK? "GO VIRTUAL YOUNG MAN" Oddly, the Internet is still invisible to the point where many serious thinkers continue to doubt whether it changes modern thought at all. In science we generally…