Why Tiger Woods Has A Big Head

Why Tiger Woods Has A Big Head

As Tiger Woods returns to action this weekend at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, mortal golfers wonder what's inside his head that makes him so much better than us. Well, chances are his brain…
Hiatus

Hiatus

Blogging will be non-existent for three days, and please do not expect me to answer your comments in the various threads -I am going to be on a ship carrying me to Greece, and, God bless it, there is…
The Emotional Life Of Bees

The Emotional Life Of Bees

Most of us don’t have a problem attributing emotions to primates, dogs, horses and other vertebrates. But what about invertebrates? That seems less obvious. They have smaller, less complex brains,…
100 Scientific Papers By CMS - And Counting

100 Scientific Papers By CMS - And Counting

I am happy to read from a message by our publication board chair that CMS has reached the important goal of publishing 100 scientific papers. The majority of these are analyses of collision data (75…
Higgs or No Higgs ? A Fortunate Analogy

Higgs or No Higgs ? A Fortunate Analogy

I like to think at this blog as a place where both full outsiders and highly knowledgeable insiders coexist and exchange information. I know I often err on the side of producing posts which are…
The Surprising Math Of Cities And Corporations

The Surprising Math Of Cities And Corporations

The quality of TED talks is in free fall and has gotten only worse since the last time I mentioned this. So it is worth to point to a rare good presentation whenever one comes along. Geoffrey West’s…
The Ocean Is Full Of Delicious Lights

The Ocean Is Full Of Delicious Lights

Squids, as I may have mentioned before, are the snacks of the sea. Everyone who can eat them, does. Whales. Sharks. Birds. Other squids. They're swimming tubes of protein with no scales or bones to…