This is the last of the five papers that were part of my Ph.D. thesis, and at ten journal pages in length, it’s the longest thing I wrote. It was also the longest-running experiment of any of the things I did, with the data being taken over a period of about three years, between and… Continue reading Spin polarization and quantum statistical effects in ultracold ionizing collisions
Month: September 2008
Trying to Be Better Than That
Everybody’s favorite local troll left a comment in yesterday’s links dump about the scandal surrounding Sarah Palin’s daughter. It was remarkably coherent for an “Uncle Al” post, and actually bordered on funny. If you look at it now, though, you’ll find it’s undergone lossy compression. I dithered about this for a while, and then decided… Continue reading Trying to Be Better Than That
links for 2008-09-02
Swans on Tea û How Does Calculus Compare? Darth Vader explains the Pythagorean Theorem. Why? Why not? (tags: youtube silly math education) Roald Dahl’s seductive work as a British spy – Telegraph "I think he slept with everybody on the east and west coasts that [was worth] more than $50,000 a year." (tags: sex history… Continue reading links for 2008-09-02
Science in the 21st Century
One week from today, barring anything catastrophic, I will be speaking at the Science in the 21st Century workshop at the Perimeter Institute. Sabine Hossenfelder has a nice run-down of the program at Backreaction, and it sounds really interesting. I have my talk more or less ready– I started making slides a week or two… Continue reading Science in the 21st Century
links for 2008-09-01
Setshot: Basketball for the Aging and Infirm: Politics: McCain panders to aging ballers "Apparently, "Sarah Barracuda" (her high school hoops nickname) played point guard on a state championship squad from Wasilla, Alaska, but there is scant evidence that she plays anymore." (tags: US politics basketball sports blogs)