Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
Twitter-talk seems to have moved people quickly in regards to this story! Prof Brian Cox retweets about a ‘save Science blizzard‘ in response to an article that claimed that the Large Hadron Collider was likely to have UK support removed. SundayTime online reported – and a rebuttal was written – Science and Technology Facilities Council: [...]
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NY Times: After years of debate and research, M.I.T. has replaced a large introductory physics course with smaller classes that emphasize hands-on, interactive learning.
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From The Australian: IT’S taken more than a century, but Einstein’s celebrated formula e=mc2 has finally been corroborated, thanks to a heroic computational effort by French, German and Hungarian physicists. A brainpower consortium led by Laurent Lellouch of France’s Centre for Theoretical Physics, using some of the world’s mightiest supercomputers, have set down the calculations [...]
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Welcome to the enchanting spectacle that is the Giant’s Shoulders #5 at Podblack Blog! Inspired by classic science papers, this star-studded show presents its magic for both your entertainment and education. So, roll up, roll up – and be dazzled by these conjurers of science blogging! 1800s – patenting of the Bird Cage Illusion by [...]
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Bugger! I should have guessed Blake Stacey would beat me to blogging it! The wonderful Digital Cuttlefish has a new poem about the Large Hadron Collider: The switch was thrown in Switzerland And protons zoomed around a bend— Across the world, we clasped our hands And waited for the world to end. The scientists at [...]
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If you’re looking for more footage, it’s on this link: http://qstream-live.qbrick.com/00862live20080910 As I watch it at the moment, they’re talking about getting the beam going anti-clockwise. How it’s stuck at 0.6… ‘all the magnets are precisely aligned, very delicate’… partway through injecting the second beam. ‘At the moment they are not satisfied that all the [...]
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“10:25: Beam Status shows a complete loop.” Thanks to Blake Stacey and US LHC Blog for the news! In addition — from Cosmic Variance: “1:43 am (PDT), JoAnne: SkyNews has just interviewed folks in the control rooms for each of the 4 experiments. All of the detectors turned on without trouble and are excited to [...]
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Thanks to Wired.com: “OMG! Have you heard that huge atom smasher in Europe powers up for the first time tomorrow? Of course you have. You’ve also heard it repeated over and over that the Large Hadron Collider is the biggest, most expensive scientific instrument in history and that it’s going to change our fundamental understanding [...]
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