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It’s been unusually long since my last posting, with the main reasons being that Not much has been happening on the math/physics front… I’ve been busy learning more about geometric Langlands, which is a daunting subject. I keep intending to … Continue reading →

The past two days I’ve been at a conference here in Lisbon organized by the Gulbenkian Foundation on the ostensible topic of Is Science Near Its Limits? The Gulbenkian is probably the most well-known and best-funded cultural organization in Portugal, … Continue reading →

Robert Shrock of Stony Brook sent me the following to post as a response to one of the comments on the latest posting. With his permission I’m putting it here as a separate posting, since I think it’s a valuable … Continue reading →

I haven’t been able to confirm Lubos Motl’s claims that the Perimeter Institute offered him a job, but yesterday they announced that Lenny Susskind has accepted an offer to join them as an associate member. According to the announcement, this … Continue reading →

Various things that I’ve been wanting to mention: Steven Hawking has a paper out, on his version of the Landscape story, using amplitudes that don’t rely upon string theory or eternal inflation. But just like the string theory Landscape I … Continue reading →

Last night a new paper by Lenny Susskind appeared on the arXiv, carrying the title The Census Taker’s Hat. It seems that Lubos Motl stayed up much of the night reading it, with a long posting on the subject appearing … Continue reading →

I spent Thursday down in Princeton attending talks at the second day of a symposium on mathematics, quantum mechanics and the legacy of John von Neumann, organized by Hans Halvorson of the Department of Philosophy. A blurb about the symposium … Continue reading →

Things are not going well for string theory on the public relations front. Someone just pointed me to the poll at Wired magazine they call String Theory Smackdown, where the side arguing for string theory is losing the voting by … Continue reading →

The latest issue of the Onion has some HEP-related coverage. It includes a nifty graphic, and has this inspirational message from one of our congress-people “Now, I’m no science major, but if I’m being told by a group of people … Continue reading →

Various things of interest, ordered in terms of increasing mathematical content: This week Fermilab has hosted a P5 meeting and an annual program review. At the P5 meeting, Fermilab director Pier Oddone made the case for planning to keep running … Continue reading →