Place yer bets, folks! Here at Aspen, there’s a one week overlap between the workshop with mostly string theorists: “String Theory, Gauge Theory & Particle Physics” The workshop will focus on insights into particle physics and gauge theory dynamics from string theory. The proposed activities will concentrate on aspects of … Click to continue reading this post
There’s a post over on Arun’s Musings where he starts: If you look at Cosmic Variance or CVJ’s new blog, Asymptotia, you wouldn’t know that a couple of wars are on. In contrast, there is SusanG’s lament about a loss of innocence on dailykos.com. and continues: Which world do we … Click to continue reading this post
(Since I took the image from their site, and since they are making available lovely examples of the traditional puppets, I’ll make sure you can link to the punch and judy company I found.) There is a style of coverage of issues which the media in the UK uses a … Click to continue reading this post
Missing from the picture: $7.50 worth of long, colourful strands of flavoured pasta. I forgot them at the market stall at which I purchased them because I got into one of several conversations about the bike. Blast! I shall have to see if they remember me next week and believe … Click to continue reading this post
It’s late here at the Physics Center, and there is a hugely violent thunder and lightning storm outside. Good time to work. While wandering the corridors in thought….. spotted this and photographed it for your viewing pleasure: I did not pose this or anything. It was just standing there just … Click to continue reading this post
Just like last year, I can reveal to you several pictures of scientists of the now and of the future: That’s Marie E. Nielson (left), in grade 8, talking about her mathematics project on experiments with perfect numbers. More here. The California State Science fair took place again this year … Click to continue reading this post
For those of you who have been wondering, here are a few notes on various projects in the garden. You might recall (if you read my writings over on CV about a year ago on the subject) that I built a circulation system for the garden which drips water periodically … Click to continue reading this post
On the 14th of July of this year, Bastille Day – the important French holiday – we inhabitants of the mathematics “monastery” at which I was staying in Luminy in the South of France (see a CV post about this here) were forced to wander out into the outside world. … Click to continue reading this post
Welcome, readers old and new, to Asymptotia. I hope that the things that you find here will be interesting (and perhaps even enjoyable), and at least a welcome distraction from your main activity. Perhaps you’ll find several reasons to return regularly for more. If you consistently don’t like what you … Click to continue reading this post
