The second day of the “Neutrino Conference XIII” in Venice was dedicated to, well, neutrino telescopes. I have written down in stenographical fashion some of the things I heard, and I offer them to those of you who are really interested in the topic, without much editing. Besides, making...

It was with great pleasure that I found yesterday, in the public page of the DZERO analyses, a report on their new search for Higgs boson decays to photon pairs. On that quite rare decay process -along with another not trivial decay, the reaction- the LHC experiments base their hopes to see the Higg...

In my ongoing effort to convince my readers that experimental high-energy physics is easy and fun, and to make it more appealing to everybody, I am presenting you with a small test, which should measure your ability to think as an experimental particle physicist. They should be enough to sketch your...

"A human being is part of a whole, called by us the "Universe," a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest -- a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us ...

February 22, 2009 Dissension within the Maoist Party On the evening of February 9 in Kathmandu, unidentified assailants opened fire on Shakti Bahadur Basnet, Prime Minister Prachanda's personal secretary. Maoist spokesperson Dinanath Sharma was quick to blame the attack on “elements opposed to...

BEGIN FIELD TRIP REPORT Thursday 12 Feb 2009 Up by 3:15A. Super Shuttle pickup at 3:45A for a 6:A departure from SFO.Arrived O'Hare. Caught GO Shuttle to Fairmont for the 2009 AAAS annual conference, which split meetings between Hyatt Regency (sessions) and Fairmont (plenary talks). We've been atten...

Fjordman files the final part of his history of optics. Part 5 is here, and part 4 is here. According to Michael Kennedy, "Max Planck, writing in 1931, stated that while neither Faraday or Maxwell 'originally considered optics in connection with their consideration of the fundamental laws o...

 http://wtcdemolition.blogspot.com/2008/10/brief-new-summary-wtc-destruction-high.html Thursday, October 23, 2008 A Brief Summary: WTC Destruction & High Temperature Aftermath: ONLY Nuclear Bombs and the China Syndrome Fit All the Evidence NOTE: PLEASE DISSEMINATE THIS DEFINITIVE SUMMARY ON...

De 800 van 80 (4FM – december 2008) 800. HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS Heart and soul 799. ZINNO What's your name ? 798. KIDS FROM 'FAME' Starmaker 797. WEEKS & COMPANY Rock your world 796. ADAM & THE ANTS Stand and deliver 795. NATHALIE My love won't let you down 794. CLINT EA...

Risk triggers emotions that fuel people determined to build and ride their startup bicycle. Startup people respond in special ways to emotions. Giant corporate managers differently to the same emotions. Understanding the differences is central to life or death of a startup leader.   “An emot...