Daily Archive for August 23rd, 2009

Talking Heads

Published on August 23, 2009 in cosmology, Los Angeles, research, science, string theory and work. 5 Comments

bloggingheads_snapOn Friday I was involved in an interesting conversation in an unusual format. It was a chat with cosmologist Anthony Aguirre at UCSC, and it was all about research in aspects of cosmology and of string theory, touching on issues such as the nature of quantum Continue reading ‘Talking Heads’

No, Really?!

Published on August 23, 2009 in miscellany. 2 Comments

cricket_batSo, England won the Ashes*. CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I don’t follow cricket much these days. Hardly at all. But this is very notable! More here in the Guardian. (Image right from here.)

-cvj

*Thanks, Oliver!