Updated: 2012-01-31 15:09:08
Today CMS have delivered a new report of searches for exotic particles including SUSY using datasets up to 5/fb. I dont think I have ever seen so many new results released in one presentation (Eva Halkiadakis). Sadly there are no new discoveries and nothing can be considered to be inconsistent with the standard model, but [...]
Updated: 2012-01-27 14:05:59
Yesterday was the weekly live video Space Roundup, run by Fraser Cain from Universe Today. This week we had Pamela Gay, Alan Boyle, Nicole Gugliucci, and Ian O’Neill. We talked about the solar storm, black holes, arsenic life, Newt Gingrich, Phobos-Grunt, and answered some questions from the listeners. Here’s the video: We do these every [...]
Updated: 2012-01-24 11:52:52
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Updated: 2012-01-20 23:30:13
When I first started dabbling in the dark side and told people I was working on the philosophy of science, the most common response from my colleagues was: Oh the foundations of quantum mechanics? Actually not. For the most part, I find the foundations of quantum mechanics rather boring. Perhaps that is because my view [...]
Updated: 2012-01-18 21:11:11
The Edge question for 2012 is “What is your favorite deep, elegant or beautiful explanation?” There are lots of interesting answers given but my favorite is not included. That’s partly because they did not have the foresight to ask me, but never mind I can post it here. My favorite explanation is Stephen Hawking’s argument for why the area [...]
