Our local dark matter stages a comeback
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Physics quote of the day
Dark Matter vs. Modified Gravity
“…how the sausage is made….”
Dark matter ruled out? Not so fast….
OPERA review
‘Faster-than-Light’ Neutrino Team Leaders Resign
To the physics community’s credit, while many were skeptical, most took the findings seriously rather than dismissing them out of hand. Conrad says she attended at least three conferences where a great deal of time was devoted to studying the results, pondering different explanations or theories.
From Sean Carroll
Einstein Was a Good Student
The site’s gallery offers viewers a peak at Einstein’s high school certification, which he received upon finishing high school at 16 in 1896. It turns out Einstein was an excellent student, not a terrible one, as often said. However, according to the archives, he left because he couldn’t handle the strict discipline and authority.
From the Einstein Archives Onle.
The obvious headline
How loud was the Big Bang?
Breaking news
Error Undoes Faster-Than-Light Neutrino Results
From Phil Plait, Peter Coles, and Mike Brown (“Plutokiller”), who noted:
- science is hard
- science is self-correcting
- tighten your connectors
A famous memo
“My Observations During the Explosion at Trinity on July 16, 1945”, by Enrico Fermi
From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space, and beyond 
