Author Archives: PlatoHagel

Memory, as the Glue of Society

Our memories are our lives, and a fundamental basis of our culture. Collective memoirs of the past both bind society together and shape our potential future. With our brains we can travel through time and space, calling to mind places … Continue reading

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What is LROC?

[NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University].LROC Northern Polar Mosaic (LNPM) The LROC team assembled 10,581 NAC images, collected over 4 years, into a spectacular northern polar mosaic. The LROC Northern Polar Mosaic (LNPM) is likely one of the world’s largest image mosaics in … Continue reading

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(Un)Naturalness, Explained

Of Particular Significance This week I’m in California, at a conference celebrating two famous professors, from whom I learned an enormous amount when I was a graduate student and postdoctoral researcher. More on this later in the week. Today, I … Continue reading

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A First Stab at Explaining “Naturalness”

The Need for Understanding Naturalness Of Particular Significance Arguably the two greatest problems facing particle physicists, cosmologists, string theorists, and the like are both associated with an apparent failure of a notion called “naturalness”.  Until now, I’ve mostly avoided this … Continue reading

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Pricetag on Naming Mars Craters

Recently initiatives that capitalise on the public’s interest in space and astronomy have proliferated, some putting a price tag on naming space objects and their features, such as Mars craters. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) would like to emphasise that … Continue reading

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Media Advisory: Press Conference in Brazil to Announce Discovery inOuter Solar System | ESO

Media Advisory: Press Conference in Brazil to Announce Discovery in Outer Solar System | ESO Dialogos of Eide

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Where Is Your Next Home

See: Outerplaces.com Dialogos of Eide

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Are Artifacts of CMB Right Next to Me?

 Looking back seems strange to me and that if one is to take such a position then evidence must exist in this very moment? Models of Earlier Events This may seem like a stupid question to some, but for me … Continue reading

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BICEP2 Press Conference

BICEP2 Technical Presentation Part 1 BICEP2 Technical Presentation Part 2 *** Lubos Motl is officially “link king.” :) See Also: BICEP2 Observatory in Antarctica Wayne Hu Primer Dialogos of Eide

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We’ve Come a Long Way

In 2003 the WMAP craft measured the very small fluctuations – about one part in 100,000 – in the temperature of the cosmic background radiation (coloured regions). These fluctuations, which are in excellent agreement with the predictions of Big Bang … Continue reading

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