Quantum Gravity

Professor Sabine Hossenfelder, an Assistant professor at Nordita in Stockholm, Sweden, explains her work in Quantum Gravity.  Her website is here.  Thanks Professor Hossenfelder!

Letter to Congress

Sign this.

Budget cuts... here we come.  The plan is to "reduce the federal support of science by 9 percent, a reduction of more than $15 billion at a time when other countries are prioritizing scientific investment."

Merideth Fray: Pushing the Limits of MRI

Merideth Fray, a phD student at Yale University explains her research in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).  She talks about how the MRI's that we get at the doctors office work on our soft tissue, and explains steps she is taking to extend this neat imaging technique to solid samples- like bones and cell membranes.

Thanks Merideth!

The Plan

Contribute and follow!  Here is the plan...

Step 1:  Get young researchers interested, excited and contributing
Step 2:  Raise money to hire an advertising company to make wonderful ads about the beauty and importance of basic science.  I will ask donations from people and companies who like and depend on it.
Step 3:  Post the short adverts online and pay to air them on American TV- news chanels, home and garden, MTV and children's stations. Everyone is the audience.

Ryan Olf: Cold atoms and GPS

UC Berkeley graduate student Ryan Olf discusses research in atomic physics, and how it enables our GPS to work.  Thanks, Ryan!

Nadir Jeevanjee: What is science?

UC Berkeley Graduate student Nadir Jeevanjee answers the question, "What is science?"

Felipe Jornada: Understanding Graphene

Felipe talks about graphene research and his experience working in an academic setting.  Thanks, Felipe!