Schroedinger’s Cat and a Ball of String Theory
2007-07-06
IF A SCIENTIST places eleven physicists in an enclosed environment, how many of those physicists would remain in our dimension after three days? The answer, of course, is that only ten would remain, because one of the eleven would inevitably, spontaneously transpose to the eleventh dimension in order to observeContinue Reading
Pestilence Takes a Ride
2007-07-01
The deer mouse is the official ‘carrier’ of the Hantavirus. DURING my years in Bloomington, Indiana, studying molecular biology, I recall several of my professors mentioning the coming age of ’emerging diseases’, especially new viral infections. One seasoned genetics professor explained to us that extended exploration to exotic locations coupledContinue Reading