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To open this interdisciplinary conference on concepts of time in the sciences, humanities, and arts, I discuss how physicists visualize time geometrically, the differences between time and space, various puzzles that physicists confront when seeking to understand time, and the question of whether time emerges from some deeper concept.]]>
To open this interdisciplinary conference on concepts of time in the sciences, humanities, and arts, I discuss how physicists visualize time geometrically, the differences between time and space, various puzzles that physicists confront when seeking to understand time, and the question of whether time emerges from some deeper concept.]]> Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:24:21 GMT /slideshow/archetime-090606/1543716 gmusser@slideshare.net(gmusser) The Matter of Time gmusser To open this interdisciplinary conference on concepts of time in the sciences, humanities, and arts, I discuss how physicists visualize time geometrically, the differences between time and space, various puzzles that physicists confront when seeking to understand time, and the question of whether time emerges from some deeper concept. <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/archetime090606-124434113645-phpapp02-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&amp;height=120&amp;fit=bounds" /><br> To open this interdisciplinary conference on concepts of time in the sciences, humanities, and arts, I discuss how physicists visualize time geometrically, the differences between time and space, various puzzles that physicists confront when seeking to understand time, and the question of whether time emerges from some deeper concept.
The Matter of Time from George Musser
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A decade ago, journalist Frances Cairncross coined the phrase &quot;the death of distance&quot; to describe how airline travel and telecommunications have made distance matter a lot less to us than it did to our grandparents. This social trend has anticipated a scientific one: the growing realization among physicists and cosmologists that distance in the physical world is not quite what it appears to be. This talk will explore issues discussed in the March 2009 cover story of Scientific American, in Brian Green\'s book The Fabric of the Cosmos, and in chapter 18 of my book, The Complete Idiot\'s Guide to String Theory.]]>
A decade ago, journalist Frances Cairncross coined the phrase &quot;the death of distance&quot; to describe how airline travel and telecommunications have made distance matter a lot less to us than it did to our grandparents. This social trend has anticipated a scientific one: the growing realization among physicists and cosmologists that distance in the physical world is not quite what it appears to be. This talk will explore issues discussed in the March 2009 cover story of Scientific American, in Brian Green\'s book The Fabric of the Cosmos, and in chapter 18 of my book, The Complete Idiot\'s Guide to String Theory.]]> Thu, 07 May 2009 20:20:15 GMT /slideshow/westchester-090507/1403264 gmusser@slideshare.net(gmusser) The Death of Distance (in Physics) gmusser A decade ago, journalist Frances Cairncross coined the phrase &quot;the death of distance&quot; to describe how airline travel and telecommunications have made distance matter a lot less to us than it did to our grandparents. This social trend has anticipated a scientific one: the growing realization among physicists and cosmologists that distance in the physical world is not quite what it appears to be. This talk will explore issues discussed in the March 2009 cover story of Scientific American, in Brian Green\'s book The Fabric of the Cosmos, and in chapter 18 of my book, The Complete Idiot\'s Guide to String Theory. <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/westchester090507-124174554131-phpapp02-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&amp;height=120&amp;fit=bounds" /><br> A decade ago, journalist Frances Cairncross coined the phrase &amp;quot;the death of distance&amp;quot; to describe how airline travel and telecommunications have made distance matter a lot less to us than it did to our grandparents. This social trend has anticipated a scientific one: the growing realization among physicists and cosmologists that distance in the physical world is not quite what it appears to be. This talk will explore issues discussed in the March 2009 cover story of Scientific American, in Brian Green\&#39;s book The Fabric of the Cosmos, and in chapter 18 of my book, The Complete Idiot\&#39;s Guide to String Theory.
The Death of Distance (in Physics) from George Musser
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The conceit of this talk was that we were in the year 2017 looking back at the top 10 discoveries in particle physics over the previous 10 years.]]>
The conceit of this talk was that we were in the year 2017 looking back at the top 10 discoveries in particle physics over the previous 10 years.]]> Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:16:42 GMT /slideshow/mussermensamar07/1371226 gmusser@slideshare.net(gmusser) Mensa Society talk, 3 Mar 07 gmusser The conceit of this talk was that we were in the year 2017 looking back at the top 10 discoveries in particle physics over the previous 10 years. <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/mussermensamar07-124113646985-phpapp01-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&amp;height=120&amp;fit=bounds" /><br> The conceit of this talk was that we were in the year 2017 looking back at the top 10 discoveries in particle physics over the previous 10 years.
Mensa Society talk, 3 Mar 07 from George Musser
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I discuss the difficulty of testing quantum theories of gravity empirically and the general question of verifiability in science. I also comment on how unified theories of physics can help skeptics evaluate novel claims.]]>
I discuss the difficulty of testing quantum theories of gravity empirically and the general question of verifiability in science. I also comment on how unified theories of physics can help skeptics evaluate novel claims.]]> Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:03:44 GMT /slideshow/skeptics-081101/1371194 gmusser@slideshare.net(gmusser) New York Skeptics Society talk, 1 Nov 08 gmusser I discuss the difficulty of testing quantum theories of gravity empirically and the general question of verifiability in science. I also comment on how unified theories of physics can help skeptics evaluate novel claims. <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/skeptics081101-124113606662-phpapp01-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&amp;height=120&amp;fit=bounds" /><br> I discuss the difficulty of testing quantum theories of gravity empirically and the general question of verifiability in science. I also comment on how unified theories of physics can help skeptics evaluate novel claims.
New York Skeptics Society talk, 1 Nov 08 from George Musser
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