Author Archives: woit

Suspicious Bump

Posted on April 6, 2011 by woit

Last night a new preprint from CDF appeared at the arXiv, discussing a signal observed in their data, at about 3 sigma significance, that could in principle correspond to a new particle not seen or predicted before. This morning’s New … Continue reading →

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2011 Templeton Prize

Posted on April 6, 2011 by woit

This years $1.6 million dollar Templeton Prize has been awarded to astronomer and cosmologist Sir Martin Rees. The Templeton Foundation has traditionally been largely devoted to promoting the intersection of science and religion, so one surprising aspect of this choice … Continue reading →

Posted in Multiverse Mania | 23 Comments

The Bogdanov Equation

Posted on April 3, 2011 by woit

Another book that I picked up in Paris is Lubos Motl’s L’Équation Bogdanov: Le secret de l’origine de l’Univers?. It’s a rather weird document, a mish-mash of defense of the Bogdanovs (partly by comparing their ideas favorably to loop quantum … Continue reading →

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Multivers: Mondes Possible de l’Astrophysique, de la Philosophie, et de l’Imaginaire

Posted on April 3, 2011 by woit

While I was in Paris recently I picked up several French books that aren’t readily available in the US. One of these is entitled Multivers: Mondes Possible de l’Astrophysique, de la Philosophie, et de l’Imaginaire, and it takes the form … Continue reading →

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Back to the Usual

Posted on April 2, 2011 by woit

Since April 1 is over, choice of blog topics will revert to the usual, and at some point I’ll get around to reverting the logo. There are plenty of other blogs covering desserts, biking, and what’s wrong with Obama, so … Continue reading →

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Dessert

Posted on April 1, 2011 by woit

Another important topic that this blog will cover is that of baked goods. While every street-corner in Paris has a wonderful bakery, they’re hard to find in the US. Luckily for me, there’s Silver Moon at 105rd St. and Broadway, … Continue reading →

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Biking in New York

Posted on April 1, 2011 by woit

I’ve been biking in and around New York City for many years, recently doing several thousand miles a year, and this should provide many topics for the blog. Look forward to, for example, an explanation of how to best get … Continue reading →

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New York, New York

Posted on April 1, 2011 by woit

Another topic I hope to write about extensively is that of New York City, including discussing the wide range of cultural events going on, as well as the amazing restaurants. On the subject of food, I should give a plug … Continue reading →

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Obama Worse Than Bush

Posted on April 1, 2011 by woit

I voted for Obama in the Democratic primary, because I figured Hillary Clinton was more likely to expand the war in Afghanistan and otherwise engage in the sort of misguided military adventure favored by the shrub. Look what happened. He … Continue reading →

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Change of Direction

Posted on April 1, 2011 by woit

It probably won’t surprise my regular readers to hear that recently I’ve been getting rather tired of the usual topics of this blog. String theory has been intellectually dead for a very long time now, and continuing to point this … Continue reading →

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