Tag: physics

No Illusions Podcast #47 – I Can Haz Higgs Boson? Jul 2012

My first podcast in several months is a bit of a rant and a bit of science – a basic primer to help you understand yesterday’s announcement of…

How Old Am I? Oct 2011

Convention says that today is my 41st birthday. It depends on how you look at it though. Which part of “what-I-am” is really 41 years old? My body?…

It’s Official: The World’s Finances Are In The Hands Of The Few Sep 2009

I wonder how closely the names on this report map to the Bilderberg Group? A recent analysis of the 2007 financial markets of 48 countries has revealed that…

Perfect Timing and Inches Feb 2009

I’ve been thinking tonight…. that it’s all about INCHES. Okay… so I stole that line off of Al Pacino and Oliver Stone, but it’s been in my head…

G’Day World #358 – Greydon Square is back! Jan 2009

Rapper Greydon Square joins me again on the show to talk about his new album The CPT Theorem. If you haven’t heard of 27 year-old Greydon before (or…

PM Rudd Is A Creationist Aug 2008

From the “Houston We Have A Problem” department… Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on radio today: “For me, it’s ultimately the order of the cosmos or what I…

On Humility Mar 2008

I was talking with some people tonight about humility. Most people probably wouldn’t consider me a humble person. It depends, however, on your definition of humility. As with…

Is this the fundamental model of everything? Jan 2008

WarWraith sent me this link. Even if it doesn’t prove to be the basis of a Theory of Everything, this E8 is an amazing thing to look at.…

The 13.7 billion year old man Dec 2007

Have you ever stopped to think about how old you REALLY are? I don’t mean this arbitrary thing we call your date of birth – I mean how…

Speed of Light broken? Aug 2007

Cait pointed to this on Twitter. There is some debate in the article about the interpretation of the data, and it isn’t the first time I’ve seen researchers…