Simons Array Experiment

an array of three 3.5m diameter Cosmic Microwave Background telescopes seeking signals from the extremely early Universe

[Prof. Brian Keating @Briankeating]

My exclusive interview with @VRubinObs scientist @mjuric is now live!

In this exclusive interview, Professor Mario Jurić reveals how the Vera Rubin Observatory accidentally discovered 2,000 asteroids in just 10 hours while testing its capabilities on the distant Virgo Cluster—transforming humanity's asteroid discovery rate from 20,000 per year globally to potentially over one million annually with a single telescope. Jurić explains how VRO's revolutionary multi-messenger astronomy capabilities will detect dark matter's effects and light simultaneously, automatically slewing to capture cosmic catastrophes like black hole collisions within 30 seconds of detection.

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How the Feynman Technique was born!
It’s 1941. War is raging in Europe. A young Richard Feynman—fresh PhD from Princeton—is pulled into a world that would change science (and the world) forever. His epic life is worthy of its own film, and you may have missed the real Feynman in Oppenheimer. But you can catch Ep. 2 of The Scientists here:
Audio: https://t.co/vIA7oOoLDf
Video: https://t.co/72Jrmt1luJ
Here’s a thread that reveals the genius behind the legend....

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As I was flying to meet @neiltyson last week, cruising along, enjoying Gladiator 2, I realized, to my horror, that ancient Romans had a term: "Suppositicii" - disposable gladiators.

Built-in obsolescence, but for humans. The kind of gladiators you'd find in the clearance section of the arena, if Roman amphitheaters had clearance sections. Which, in a way, they did.

Modern academia is also an arena.

Only instead of lions, we have tenure committees.

Instead of swords, we have peer review and PowerPoint.

And instead of glory, many end up as… Scholarly Suppositicii.

This week’s Monday M.A.G.I.C. Message is a 33,000-foot meditation on progress, disposability, and the battle for meaning in higher ed.

It’s punchy, philosophical, and may just make you laugh (or cry). And, if you aren't entertained, you can give me a 👎

📬 Get it in your inbox every Monday:

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What is Time? @stephen_wolfram 's Groundbreaking New Theory

Timestamp:
00:00 Intro
00:51 The true nature of time
24:42 The role of computational irreducibility in thermodynamics
29:52 The Ruliad and the nature of observers
53:28 The role of gravity in the computational universe
1:06:14 Dark matter and the discreteness of space
1:12:54 Paradigm shifts in science and technology
1:20:18 Exploring the cosmic microwave background (CMB)
1:31:32 Outro

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Use the two refracting telescopes you’re born with to explore the universe! With @hubermanlab

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Max @Tegmark on how to make a good theoretical physicist:

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Physicists learning how it feels when AI takes their jobs…

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Can't believe this interview has been seen 7 million times! Thanks to @lexfridman for hosting me and to all of you geniuses for tuning into it!

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Saturn has a huge hexagon on its North Pole. Would you like to visit it? 📸: NASA

[Maximiliano Silva-Feaver @msilvafeaver]

Our paper on the design and lab commissioning of the first @SimonsObs Small Aperture Telescope is out now! Building this telescope was most of my PhD and it's now in Chile observing the CMB! https://t.co/Xcr5DflEXQ

[CLASS Project @CLASS_telescope]

📡 Good Morning Moon! 🌕 Nothing better than a lunar pointing calibration at dawn on the mountain ❤️

[Prof. Brian Keating @Briankeating]

The physics of compasses is surprisingly electrifying!

🌍 Did you know that Lodestone is magnetite (Fe3O4) that has been magnetized?

🧲 However, not all magnetite becomes lodestone, as the Earth's magnetic field is usually too weak.

💡 A special crystal structure in magnetite is also needed for this transformation. 🔍

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Can science be our God? 👀

Check out my full interview with the renowned philosopher and computer engineer @BernardoKastrup 👉 https://t.co/hep1mQBqEM

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⚠️RESEARCH ALERT ⚠️
Data from our @CMB3K experiment used to constrain axion dark matter based on hints of polarization angle variations of the Crab Nebula (Tau A). Amazing work led by Kyohei Yamada & the whole POLARBEAR team!
✏️ https://t.co/zEeGg5hffz

[Prof. Brian Keating @Briankeating]

Birefringence — “double refraction” is an important, & under-appreciated, aspect of optics!

It reveals light’s wavelike character & illuminates important material properties too. Now, birefringence has been measured in VACUUM & this is why it matters😂!

https://t.co/HqdcuE4Nqr

[Prof. Brian Keating @Briankeating]

Just after the peak of the Perseid meteor shower on Friday 13 August 2021, Carolyn Shoemaker passed away at the age of 92. She was one of the greatest astronomers of the 20th century discovering 32 comets & hundreds of asteroids. h/t @angelohrg
https://t.co/Tqmddm90BT

[Tobias Marriage @TobiasMarriage]

Congrats to @CMB3K (Polarbear) on their new CMB E-mode polarization result! https://t.co/hoVM1DT4wX

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Special #MothersDay edition of The INTO THE IMPOSSIBLE Podcast with author (& mother!) @SashaSagan on her intimate & touching book FOR SMALL CREATURES SUCH AS WE. Topics: rituals from her unique childhood raised by her father Carl & mom Ann Druyan https://t.co/eX8iLfVWle

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The episode you've all been waiting for: @Stephen_Wolfram Founder & CEO of @WolframResearch:
"Computing the Cosmos - A Project to Find the Fundamental Theory of Physics"

https://t.co/zYcJzXV1OF