An optimist will tell you the glass is half-full; the pessimist, half-empty; and the engineer will tell you the glass is twice the size it needs to be. – Anonymous
The half-full, half-empty type of recurring arguments are counter-productive but too often occuring, even in science. Maybe like the quote above, it is simply a question of considering things differently. Interestingly as scientists we are suppose to be really good at this…
This great TEDGlobal talk will allow you to test how attentive you really are. Only need 8 min 47 sec of your time, much less than your typical graduate courses 😉
Link is here(!): http://www.ted.com/talks/apollo_robbins_the_art_of_misdirection.html
Rarely has the Sakharov Prize caught more the attention than the Nobel Peace Prize, and the Sakharov prize winner got more press than the Nobel Peace prize winner. Of course both prize target different cause. However, rarely did a single young individual which such strong convictions ever touch some many for a cause that should concerns us all: education.
Education is the only solution
– Malala Yousafzai
This is this time of the year again when Nobel prize winners are announced. As expected, the physics one goes for the Higgs boson following the experimental confirmation by CERN. More precisely the Prize is given to Englert and Higgs.
Note added: Physical Review Letters announced that the 1964 articles from the nobel winners are now available for free…Physics Letters B did something similar regarding the experimental papers from ATLAS and CMS during the summer of 2012. So all in all, the four key papers pertaining to then Higgs boson (at least for now) are available for anyone with internet access to consult!
As of yesterday, we have undertaken a new project that will last a lifetime. This is the third of such project for us. Since a picture is worth a 1000 words, here it is:
As with any project like this one, it will required time, patience and, most importantly, unwavering love. And as with any project I like to undertake, it will be fun 😉
To boldly go where no one [human at least!] has gone before
Star Trek
Interesting piece in the NYTimes: In a Breathtaking First, NASA Craft Exits the Solar System.
Ruminating... 