Just came across this very amusing video via the Bad Astronomer. The Large Hadron Collider is one of those things that could produce some amazing science, but has also caused a number of scientists to express worries that it might destroy the planet. Cool, huh? Most scientists consider that to be doomsaying, and that the [...]
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Has a surfer unified physics?
Posted: 16 November 2007 by Jason Adams in UncategorizedTags: e8, einstein, garrett lisi, grand unified theory, large hadron collider, mathematics, physics, theoretical physics, theory of everything
The Grand Unified Theory (GUT) has been sought after for years. Einstein died pursuing it. Many great minds have tried to tackle it and complicated theories and first steps abound. There are four forces in our universe: the electromagnetic force, the strong nuclear force, the weak nuclear force, and gravity. The Standard Model unifies the [...]
Supergeek to the rescue!
Posted: 31 August 2007 by Jason Adams in UncategorizedTags: bill gates, charity, developing nations, harvard, large hadron collider, microsoft, philanthropy, yellow journalism
Clive Thompson has an interesting article in Wired a short while back that explains why we can all rest easy: there are geeks like Bill Gates in the world who can have compassion on more than eight people at once. Phew. I can finally get some sleep. I was seriously worrying what’s going to happen [...]
