Emmy Noether showed that fundamental physical laws are just a consequence of simple symmetries. A century later, her insights ...

Shalma Wegsman is the spring 2025 writing fellow at Quanta Magazine. She holds a master’s degree in physics from New York University and is a co-host of the podcast Why This Universe?

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