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The physics big science wish list

"The future belongs to those who prepare for it, as scientists who petition federal agencies like NASA and the Department of Energy for research funds know all too well. The price of big-ticket instruments like a space telescope or particle accelerator can be as high as $10 billion.

And so this past June, the physics community began to consider what they want to do next, and why."

nytimes.com/2023/01/24/science

@cyrilpedia As a former high energy physicist (theoretical), I found surprisingly little concrete plans or even ideas in this interview. With that leading question, I would have hoped for something more tangible.

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