If you’re anything like us—which we’ll assume you are—you’ll be almost-literally-but-not-really-because-that-would-be-abuse-of-wording dying to go see a panel discussion on dark energy. AS IT SO HAPPENS, dear readers, you’re in luck!
Coincidentally, the Lawrence Berkeley Lab will be hosting just such a panel next Monday. Speakers include Saul Perlmutter, who heads the Supernova Cosmology Project, David Schlegel, the “principal investigator of Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS),” and Alexie Leauthaud, a Chamberlain Fellow at the lab.
Where: Berkeley Repertory Theatre, 2015 Addison St.
When: Monday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m.
Cost: FREE!
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Dark Secrets: What Science Tells Us About the Hidden Universe [LBL]
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Alex Bigman on Saturday, July 04, 2009 04:28 pm
You science-y people will understand this–the rest of us will dream up outlandishly awesome but completely unfounded visions of ‘Star Wars”-esque laser battles. Brace yourselves: Particle accelerators are going micro, at least if the BELLA team at our trusty Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have anything to say about it. They’re working on condensing the gargantuan physics instruments into a “desktop” form that will shoot particles inches, not miles. Take what you will from this mumbo jumbo: read more »
Barack Obama has chosen Steven Chu, the director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, as the new energy secretary for the incoming administration.
Among Chu’s qualifications are such small-time stuff as, say, running the Energy Department’s oldest national laboratory, being a professor in physics and MCB, and winning something called the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1997.
CNN points out some Democrats are worried he might not have enough political experience. Hah.
At least it’s better having no scientific knowledge in a position that kind of demands some. We’re looking at you, Texas.
Congratulations, Chu. We know with you as energy secretary, nothing will possibly go wrong. After all, doesn’t it kind of make sense to hire a physicist when you’re faced with an energy crisis?
Image Source: [BlackSide] under Creative Commons
Obama makes pick for energy chief, sources say [CNN]
Officials: Obama chooses energy, enviro posts [AP]
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