Monthly Archives: December 2009

SuperCDMS An Improvement on Detection

Posted on December 14, 2009 by PlatoHagel

So far no WIMP interaction has been observed, so the sensitivity needs to be improved further. This will be achieved by increasing the total detector mass (and with this the probability that a WIMP interacts in the detector) and at … Continue reading →

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Sounding Off on the Dark Matter Issue

Posted on December 13, 2009 by PlatoHagel

Fermilab If dark matter can pull gravitationally, it has mass So here is an article of 2006 with some interesting information. Now these experimental procedures are always interesting to me because of the type of detectors that were dreamt up … Continue reading →

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What Began all Else Follows

Posted on December 11, 2009 by PlatoHagel

ISAACSON: The virtue of tolerance, which I think is the most important virtue we need in the 21st century. When Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration, he had a great line, “We hold these truths to be … Continue reading →

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What Does Information Mean in Science?

Posted on December 7, 2009 by PlatoHagel

Only time will tell if Einstein was correct when he said, “But the creative principle resides in mathematics. In a certain sense, therefore, I hold it true that pure thought can grasp reality, as the ancients dreamed.” The March 29 … Continue reading →

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