CHICAGO — You might think scientists would have figured out by now the answers to such basic questions as why water droplets splash, why sand castles collapse and what makes shaving cream so creamy.

Scientists can now tell us how stars burn and how cells reproduce, but are we any closer to understanding how society works? Or is “social science” still an oxymoron? Perhaps we should first ask ...

According to the program, its events have impacted more than 300,000 people, including individuals from underrepresented groups who had the chance to experience physics in a new and engaging way. The ...