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Stephen Wolfram shifts it up a gear … then hits the turbo boost button!

By Cygnus Atratus

It’s a modest goal really. Wolfram only wants to be able to model the universe with computational knowledge. Hold on to your socks – they’re about to be blown off . . . »

The Universe as a Hologram by Michael Talbot

By mithras4

Does Objective Reality Exist, or is the Universe a Phantasm? In 1982 a remarkable event took place. At the University of Paris a research team led by physicist Alain Aspect performed what may turn out to be one of the most important experiments of the 20th century. You did not hear about it on... »

Origins Symposium > Lawrence Krauss

By Cygnus Atratus

 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?

By Cygnus Atratus

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

By Cygnus Atratus

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

By Cygnus Atratus

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

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. »