Hydrogen made with muons reveals proton size conundrum
A measurement that’s off by 7 standard deviations may hint at new physics.
In The Puzzle of the Proton and the Muon, Matt Strassler is skeptical:
… the final moments of Richard III’s life…
On a related note, Richard III’s body becomes subject of rival claims from Leicester and York
In case you were wondering: Why the princes in the tower are staying six feet under.
“The recent discovery of Richard III does not change the abbey’s position, which is that the mortal remains of two young children, widely believed since the 17th century to be the princes in tower, should not be disturbed.”
Untitled Page
On December 8 Metro Transit added a new express
bus line to downtown Minneapolis, where I work. The northern
terminus of this bus line is about 1¼ miles from
my home. This is well within normal walking distance for me, and there are sidewalks along Rice Street, where traffic can be quite serious. So
I decided it was time to leave the car at home and do my normal commuting entirely by walking and public transportation like
mia_mcdavid and I did in Chicago until 1987. I have been doing so ever since.
This has both pros and cons:
Irish Class, February 4, 2013
<!–
Fadas: áéíóúÁÉÍÓÚ
–>
Major new resource: Foclóir.ie. Background at
Gaelport.com.
Irish Class, January 28, 2013
<!–
Fadas: áéíóúÁÉÍÓÚ
–>
From NASA
When the Universe was twice as hot
If nothing else, check out the initial quote.
Last Wednesday I spend the evening at church, being trained
in Safe Church practises. Safe Church is a program developed by the Episcopal Church to protect children from sexual predators, including but not limited to clergy and other staff. Continue reading
A cold day in Minnesota, -4oF/-20oC. I had the day off, but it was too cold to go anywhere. So I did a woodworking experiment. I had this homemade cane, about a yard long:
Continue reading
From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space, and beyond 