: Physics Satire About the Theory of Everything Satire about the search for a theory of everything in physics , sometimes about the strand-spaghetti . model 26 December 2012 2013 what direction will TOE researchers take The Higgs found at CERN seems to be a standard model Higgs . If that is true , many researchers are in trouble . nbsp The Higgs answers no fundamental question of particle physics , as Ervin points out in his comments . None of the big issues is resolved . The theory of everything is as far as it ever was . Experiments did not provide a guide to where researchers for a theory of everything should look . Are we entering a dark age Supersymmetry is moribond , but not dead yet . nbsp Supersymmetry and string theorists can and will continue to claim , against all evidence ,Another year has passed, and no final theory has surfaced.But numerous papers still appeared about the multiverse, about supersymmetry, about string theory, about the aether, about matrix models, and about additional fairytales that are in contrast to experiment.One day, we will laugh about these papers. We will laugh about the misguided intensity of the authors, about these men who are so "dead serious", so hundred per cent certain", and feel so "important".It was a year of pompous research.
Physicists have identified the "God" particle responsible for all matter in the universe, coming closer to a theory of everything.
Dark matter—the unseen stuff that makes up more than four-fifths of the matter in the universe—is finally coming into view. What we see may change our entire picture of reality.
A new partnership between scientists from US institutions and CERN could improve results from neutrino experiments around the world. The scientists hope to use equipment at CERN to gain a more precise understanding of the process of creating a neutrino beam.: Physics Satire About the Theory of Everything Satire about the search for a theory of everything in physics , sometimes about the strand-spaghetti . model 19 December 2012 Motl is not sick any more Some time ago , Motl , the violent blogger , wrote that he might have a deadly disease . During that time , his posts were human : he did not offend people any more , wrote constructively , and generally showed all signs of being a person that can be kind to . others But his doctors must have told him that he has no disease at all . He started offending people again in his posts , is again ill-tempered , and lost his marbles again . He has forgotten that , like everybody , he must die . anyway We are happy that he is healthy again , but we are also sad that his bad manners are coming back . He
In September 2010, about 100 theoretical particle physicists gathered at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory for a workshop unique in purpose and unprecedented in scope: This group of theorists was determined to rewrite the way Large Hadron Collider data is interpreted—in effect, the way scientific discoveries are made in the realm of high-energy physics.
TweetIn the philosophy of science instrumentalism and realism define what constitutes an acceptable theory. Instrumentalists claim that scientific theories are merely useful tools for predicting phenomena instead of true or approximately true descriptions of the physical world while realists hold the view that they should be. As Richard DeWitt points out in his book "Worldviews: [...]: Physics Satire About the Theory of Everything Satire about the search for a theory of everything in physics , sometimes about the strand-spaghetti . model 15 December 2012 Einstein did not sell Mickey Mouse stories A press release from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology states that experiments have shown that all fermions are known all matter particles are known . No new ones are . expected But real theoreticians do not care about experiments . Real theoreticians are those of the IAS in Princeton , where all dream to do as well as Einstein . A well-known emulator is Arkani-Hamed . In his latest talk he talks about many new fermions . For example , he knows all about gluinos his favorite . fermions There is a good thing about giving a dream a name : it starts existing . Gluinos are as
: Log in Email Password Remember me Your login is case sensitive I have forgotten my password Register now Activate my subscription Institutional login Athens login close My New Scientist Home News In-Depth Articles Blogs Opinion TV Galleries Topic Guides Last Word Subscribe Dating Look for Science Jobs SPACE TECH ENVIRONMENT HEALTH LIFE PHYSICS MATH SCIENCE IN SOCIETY Cookies Privacy CERN becomes first pure physics voice in UN chorus 22:45 14 December 2012 Physics Math Science In Society Lisa Grossman , physical sciences reporter Image : UN Photo Paulo Filgueiras If CERN observes the proceedings of the United Nations , will it change the outcome The international particle physics laboratory , based near Geneva , Switzerland , has been granted observer status in the General Assembly of the
Space telescopes have greatly advanced our understanding of the universe, but they have also surfaced some new and puzzling problems. Recently scientists gained insight into a mismatch between theory and observation uncovered by space telescope research by using a ground-based X-ray technology that grew out of particle physics.
The Long-Baseline Neutrino Experiment achieved a significant milestone this week.
The US Department of Energy on Monday granted Critical Decision 1 approval to the first phase of LBNE, which includes construction of a beamline at Fermilab and a near-surface far detector at the Sanford Lab in Lead, South Dakota. One of the largest proposed neutrino experiments in the world, LBNE will send neutrinos generated at Fermilab through 800 miles of earth to the South Dakota detector.
Many have speculated about which theorists the Nobel Committee might honor for the prediction of the Higgs boson, but it was the experimentalists involved in the search for the particle who received recognition today. 
Decay channels are the possible transformations a particle can undergo as it decays.
When a particle decays, it does not break into smaller bits; its energy does. Even fundamental particles—so named because they are the basic building blocks of matter that cannot be broken into smaller parts—can decay. Many particles in the Standard Model exist for only a limited time before decaying.
When a particle decays, it transforms into collections of less massive particles whose combined energy adds up to the energy of the original particle.
Many movies use pseudoscience to explain the origins of their villains. A film released this weekend follows the same model, but its producers and stars all know better than to buy the nonsense: They’re PhD students and postdocs in particle physics.
: Log in Email Password Remember me Your login is case sensitive I have forgotten my password Register now Activate my subscription Institutional login Athens login close My New Scientist Home News In-Depth Articles Blogs Opinion TV Galleries Topic Guides Last Word Subscribe Dating Look for Science Jobs SPACE TECH ENVIRONMENT HEALTH LIFE PHYSICS MATH SCIENCE IN SOCIETY Cookies Privacy Seeing the Amazon in a new light will help to save it 14:27 10 December 2012 Picture of the Day Joanna Carver , reporter Image : Carnegie Airborne Observatory No , this isn't a candy forest . This is the Peruvian Amazon as seen by the Carnegie Airborne Observatory CAO an instrument-laden aircaft that is mapping tropical ecology in unprecedented . detail The plane carries the Airborne Taxonomic Mapping System 
An audience member yelled: “35, 27, 42, 41.” Wim Klein chalked the numbers on a blackboard and then muttered to himself for a few seconds as he multiplied them. He wrote the answer, “1627290.” The crowd applauded.
Klein, a Dutch mathematician, was capable of much more fantastic feats of enormous calculation. In 1976, he took two minutes and 43 seconds to calculate the 73rd root of a 500-digit number, earning him a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records.: Physics Satire About the Theory of Everything Satire about the search for a theory of everything in physics , sometimes about the strand-spaghetti . model 6 December 2012 Who is really working on a theory of everything String theory is wrong . Loop quantum gravity is not a theory of everything . Garrett Lisi is wrong . Who then is working on a theory of everything In the arxiv there are no . proposals Let me summarize . Imagine that you are a young physicist . You dream about working on the theory of everything . You study physics and start putting your nose into research . What do you experience . Hostility If somebody explores an option for the theory of everything , the first experience is what happens to string theorists . Caught between the obligation to follow Witten and his
In its infancy, the universe was made of nearly equal parts matter and antimatter. Yet matter overwhelmingly dominates today. Scientists design experiments that examine the conditions of the early universe to investigate why.
An international collaboration of scientists proposed to build one such project, a particle collider that would specialize in creating B mesons, in Italy over the next several years. However, last week the Italian government withdrew funding for the project, citing the country's weakened economic state.
About 5 billion years ago the universe underwent a crucial transition. The gravitational tug that pulled together the matter in the universe was overwhelmed by a different, repulsive phenomenon. As a result, the universe began to expand at an accelerating rate.
Scientists have given that phenomenon a name: dark energy. However, they can say with confidence only what it does, not what it is, where it comes from, or why it’s pushing galaxies apart at an ever more rapid speed.
Yesterday, at the meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco, NASA announced first results from soil analysis performed by Curiosity. Indeed, initially there was an eager expectation about this announcement as some rumors leaked out and somebody told about historical results. Then, all this was teased by NASA but what they announced yesterday [...]