Entangled Pairs is a game that invites you to immerse yourself on the amazing world of theoretical physics!
Through short explanations and beautiful drawings, you will be able to discover some of the most misterious and fascinating concepts that keep physicists occupied, and that maybe one day will have you working on them too!
I am an Ecuadorian physicist and passionate educator. I’m currently pursuing a PhD in theoretical physics at Charles University, Czech Republic.
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I am a Chilean astrophysicist who is passionate about science communication, and I created the game concept behind Entangled Pairs.
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I am from León, Spain and I am a physics PhD student at the Perimeter Institute, Canada. I am passionate about physics, arts, and how they intersect.
From a very young age, Javiera was fascinated by astrophysics and mathematics, especially in how some concepts could be understood geometrically. Discovering the book “Proofs Without Words” by Roger Nelson, which uses drawings to prove mathematical theorems, inspired her to one day create something similar for physics.
At the 15-year reunion of the Perimeter Scholars International (PSI) program, Caroline, Cynthia, Javiera, and Raquel teamed up and proposed the creation of "Physics Without Words", a game where drawings and brief descriptions would be the protagonists in explaining the world of physics, for which they received a $5,000 grant to bring the idea to life. The team began its creation, gathered ideas from the Perimeter Institute community, and won the second prize in the Pitch Grant competition, securing an additional $6,000 to support further development and presentation at Perimeter’s 25th anniversary. The project was eventually renamed "Entangled Pairs", and this is the game you are holding today.
We sincerely hope you have a great time playing, learning, and nourishing your curiosity with this game, and that it motivates you to keep diving into the mysterious but wonderful world of physics!
– Cynthia, Javiera, and Raquel
In the core of Entangled Pairs, lies our wish to give brief explanations to very complex physical phenomena. However, we would also like to use the space in this website to provide you with some more in-depth content about the concepts that you have explored in our 24-pairs deck. If you want to stay updated, please sign up to our newsletter, and check this website periodically!
We acknowledge that Perimeter Institute is situated on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, and Neutral peoples. We thank them for hosting us on their land. As settlers who live and work on this land, we recognize that we have directly benefited from the policies of expulsion and assimilation that have harmed and continue to harm Indigenous peoples. This history shapes not only our presence but also our scientific practice. We have a responsibility to learn about and acknowledge these injustices, actively support truth and reconciliation in science, and work to create a more equitable and accountable future. We want to thank everyone that helped bring Entangled Pairs to life.
First, we thank Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics for funding this project. We are especially grateful to Rob Myers, Sunny Tsang, and Gang Xu for believing in us and our idea from the beginning and being there for us in every step of the way. We also thank Nic Skelhorn for joining as our illustrator, and Caroline de Lima Vargas Simões and Katherine Slattery for their contributions to this project in its early stages.
This project began at the Perimeter Scholars International reunion, and we’re thankful to everyone there who proposed ideas, shared sketches, and helped spark it into being. Special thanks to Ashley McCarl Palmer, Michael Müller, James Munday, Robin Oberfrank, and Hanne Silverans.
– Entangled Pairs Team