Why Do Physicists Love Chalkboards?

In part, it's tradition. But there are also practical reasons why "chalk and rock" remain the "state of the art."

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Matthew Kleban, professor of physics and director of NYU's Center for Cosmology and Particle Physics, explains why theoretical physicists are partial to old-fashioned blackboards in their classrooms and collaboration spaces.