Physicist and author, Director of the Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center (WIPAC) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
Joined November 2017
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At the Edge of Time: Exploring the Mysteries of Our Universe's First Seconds is available now. A tour of our cosmic history, focusing on the first moments after the Big Bang and the puzzles of dark matter, dark energy, inflation and antimatter. #EdgeofTime
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I have a new book coming out this January: The Attack of the Science Populists, In Defense of Fundamental Physics.
In this thread, I’ll explain why I wrote it.
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What worries me most is what happens next.
If people are persuaded that fundamental research is a con, why support the next experiment?
We risk abandoning questions about the universe because someone made a compelling video telling us the search was pointless.
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I wrote The Attack of the Science Populists for anyone who loves physics and wants to understand the populist attacks being leveled at it.
Read the case. Judge for yourself.
Preorder your copy: hup.harvard.edu/books/978067…
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The Attack of the Science Populists: In Defense of Fundamental Physics -... youtu.be/rZxkOlQd8YY?si=l8Zg… via @YouTube
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@TimHenke9 and I explore @DanHooperAstro 's thoughts on "science populism": What is it? Why is it a problem? Why is it so popular amongst lay audiences?How can we fight back?
Here Dan outlines what he means by "science populism".
It's an assault on expertise.
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The Outreach Program Manager will steer education and outreach efforts for WIPAC and the Nobel Prize-winning IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole.
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Excellent article from my good friend John Beacom!
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We've collected some notable media highlights reporting on Professor Francis Halzen winning the @NobelPrize in Physics for his contribution to the @NSF IceCube Neutrino Observatory.
#NobelPrize2026 #NSFFunded #IceCubeNeutrinoObservatory
ALT A collage of news headlines shows coverage of Francis Halzen winning the Nobel Prize in Physics.