Category Archives: Science

Here is a collection of 10 books on modern physics and cosmology where I took care not to repeat any author – i.e., 10 books by 10 different authors: Not Even Wrong by Peter Woit Now: The Physics of Time … Continue reading →

I think theoretical physicists have an overactive imagination. Maybe the universe is not so bizarre as they would like it to be.

http://arxiv.org/abs/1004.1521 In contrast with software-generated randomness (called pseudo-randomness), quantum randomness is provable incomputable, i.e. it is not exactly reproducible by any algorithm. We provide evidence of incomputability – an asymptotic property – of quantum randomness by performing finite tests of … Continue reading →

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=does-the-us-produce-too-m   Whatever model or models the nation chooses, many observers believe that the existing system of research by professors who constantly produce large numbers of scientists unlikely to achieve their career aspirations is near collapse. The real crisis in … Continue reading →