First a couple of items from Paris:<\/p>\n
Some number-theorist related items:<\/p>\n
Finally, some comments from Scott Aaronson<\/a> on the current “like beer at a frat party” state of funding of quantum information theory:<\/p>\n I wanted to call attention to a hilarious irony. For years, I\u2019ve made the case that trying to build scalable quantum computers, in order to probe the universe for the first time in \u201cthe regime beyond the classical Extended Church-Turing Thesis,\u201d is just as scientifically interesting as finding the Higgs boson\u2014even if we set aside any of the possible applications of QC.<\/p>\n I don\u2019t think I imagined to what extent the tables would someday turn\u2014with funding now flowing into quantum information like beer at a frat party (for a combination of good and bad reasons\u2026), with the future of experimental particle physics now in serious doubt, and with me put in the position of arguing that the high-energy frontier is worth exploring too! \ud83d\ude00<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Update<\/strong>: More about the opening of Dau in Paris here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" First a couple of items from Paris: Fields medalist Cédric Villani is campaigning for the position of Mayor of Paris. This Sunday there will be a campaign event\/book launch for his new book, Immersion: De la science au Parlement. The … Continue reading