physics

Posthumous apology to Alan Turing

Friday, September 11, 2009
By Cygnus Atratus
Posthumous apology to Alan Turing

The British Government today issued an apology to Alan Turing Click here for UK Gov statement BBC coverage here »

Origins Symposium > Lawrence Krauss

Saturday, May 23, 2009
By Cygnus Atratus
Origins Symposium > Lawrence Krauss

 Lawrence Krauss is a physicist and cosmologist, but is best known as a popularizer of science. In this lecture, the finale of the Origins Symposium, he describes the progress made to date in Cosmology – including the amazing fact that we can now put a very accurate date on the age of the Universe! 13.7 billion... »

Is There a Higgs Particle?

Friday, May 15, 2009
By Cygnus Atratus
Is There a Higgs Particle?

A Talk With Brian Cox (Culled from edge.org) INTRODUCTION By Martin Rees As an astronomer I’m lucky to work in a subject where there is already public interest, and where it’s not too difficult to convey the key ideas and new discoveries in a non-technical and accessible way. It’s far harder to make particle physics accessible and interesting.... »

Pictures from Space, pictures of Space

Tuesday, May 12, 2009
By Cygnus Atratus
Pictures from Space, pictures of Space

Here’s a selection of astronomical images which have caught my eye for various reasons in the past few months. Click on a pic to get the full effect.   We normally only see Saturn from the “sun-side”, but the Cassini probe recently took this sublime image from the far side of Saturn looking back towards the sun. And... »

Origins Symposium > Brian Greene

Monday, May 11, 2009
By Cygnus Atratus
Origins Symposium > Brian Greene

Origins Symposium > Brian Greene. Lawrence Krauss in conversation with Brian Greene , as part of the Origins Symposium 2009 , discuss the current state of physics especially string theory, the LHC, differences between physicists and where next for cosmology and physics.   »

Powers of Ten

Friday, April 24, 2009
By Cygnus Atratus

From the macro to the micro, from the universe to quark. ”Powers of Ten” is a 1977 short documentary film written and directed by Ray Eames and her husband, Charles Eames. The film depicts the relative scale of the Universe in factors of ten. »