Wait! There's More! "And the only way to resolve this problem will be to have a theory. And theories are a lot harder to come by than experiments. Good ideas are few and far between. And what we're really going to need is a good idea, and it may require an understanding of quantum gravity, or it may require that you throw up your hands, which is what we're learning that a lot of people are willing to do. "
A laugh riot! Who knew Physics could be so much fun! Now there's a sig file! "What we're really going to need is... a good idea." Amen. On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 7:13 PM, John Carl <[email protected]> wrote: > Loved this Adrie. The guy was very entertaining... > > Feynman and others calculated that effect, which allows us to get agreement > between theory and observation at the level of nine decimal places. It's the > best prediction in all of science. There's no other place in science where, > from fundamental principles, you can calculate a number and compare it to an > experiment at nine decimal places like that. > > But then when we ask, if they're there, how much should they contribute to > the energy in the universe, we come up with the worst prediction in physics. > it says if empty space has so much energy we shouldn't be here. And > physicists like me, theoretical physicists, knew they had the answer. They > didn't know how to get there. It reminds me or the Sidney Harris cartoon > where you've got this big equation, and the answer, and the middle step says > "And then a miracle occurs". And then one scientist says to another, "I > think you have to be a little more specific at this step right here". > > > On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 3:27 PM, Fam. Kintziger-Karaca < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/krauss06/krauss06.2_index.html >> >> for quantum-marsha >> Moq_Discuss mailing list >> Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org >> Archives: >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ >> http://moq.org/md/archives.html >> > > Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
