Comments on: Sex and physics! http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/01/sex-and-physics/ Random samplings from a universe of ideas. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:08:25 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Love and Blogging | Cosmic Variance http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/01/sex-and-physics/comment-page-1/#comment-12874 Love and Blogging | Cosmic Variance Fri, 17 Nov 2006 17:32:37 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/01/sex-and-physics/#comment-12874 [...] All of which, in a fumbling and hopefully-charming way, is to say that it’s happened. I’ve fallen hopelessly for the beautiful and talented Jennifer Ouellette, science writer extraordinaire and proprietess of Cocktail Party Physics. I first plugged her blog (completely innocently! honestly!) back in March, and we met in person at an APS meeting, of all places. Best conference ever. [...] [...] All of which, in a fumbling and hopefully-charming way, is to say that it’s happened. I’ve fallen hopelessly for the beautiful and talented Jennifer Ouellette, science writer extraordinaire and proprietess of Cocktail Party Physics. I first plugged her blog (completely innocently! honestly!) back in March, and we met in person at an APS meeting, of all places. Best conference ever. [...]

]]> By: JoAnne http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/01/sex-and-physics/comment-page-1/#comment-12873 JoAnne Tue, 11 Apr 2006 04:54:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/01/sex-and-physics/#comment-12873 Sean, How do you know that Schwinger's young women counterparts weren't fascinated about source theory and perhaps didn't have their own ideas on the subject? Afterall, many young women I meet today are very well versed on the subject. Sean,

How do you know that Schwinger’s young women counterparts weren’t fascinated about source theory and perhaps didn’t have their own ideas on the subject? Afterall, many young women I meet today are very well versed on the subject.

]]> By: Chris Oakley http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/01/sex-and-physics/comment-page-1/#comment-12865 Chris Oakley Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:54:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/01/sex-and-physics/#comment-12865 Aaarrrggghh ... I just "got" Matt's joke (I'm a bit slow, as the brain isn't working as well as it used to). Re: Feynman, I'm amazed that he owns up to his misdemeanours in his books ... knocking a slice off his student's wives, whoring, hanging out in strip clubs. Definitely taking the "What do you care what other people think?" philosophy on board, although I don't suppose that his first wife really meant him to interpret her words in that way. Aaarrrggghh … I just “got” Matt’s joke (I’m a bit slow, as the brain isn’t working as well as it used to).

Re: Feynman, I’m amazed that he owns up to his misdemeanours in his books … knocking a slice off his student’s wives, whoring, hanging out in strip clubs. Definitely taking the “What do you care what other people think?” philosophy on board, although I don’t suppose that his first wife really meant him to interpret her words in that way.

]]> By: Not Even Wrong » Blog Archive » All Sorts of Stuff http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/01/sex-and-physics/comment-page-1/#comment-12866 Not Even Wrong » Blog Archive » All Sorts of Stuff Fri, 03 Mar 2006 17:06:42 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/01/sex-and-physics/#comment-12866 [...] Another Seed article that has gotten a lot of attention because of it’s topic is one called Getting Physical about physicists and sex. See commentary here and here. This last link is to Jennifer Ouellete’s new blog Cocktail Party Physics, which is of independent interest. [...] [...] Another Seed article that has gotten a lot of attention because of it’s topic is one called Getting Physical about physicists and sex. See commentary here and here. This last link is to Jennifer Ouellete’s new blog Cocktail Party Physics, which is of independent interest. [...]

]]> By: Elliot http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/01/sex-and-physics/comment-page-1/#comment-12872 Elliot Fri, 03 Mar 2006 15:40:29 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/01/sex-and-physics/#comment-12872 Perhaps one of the most bizarre stories regarding the intersection of sex and physics, is the fact that in the early 20th century, radium laced drinks were sold as aphrodisiacs, http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/bbdb0b4511b84010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html There is a story about one wealthy industrialist who developed cancer of the jaw by consuming these drinks which allegedly enhanced sexual performance. Strange but true. Elliot Perhaps one of the most bizarre stories regarding the intersection of sex and physics, is the fact that in the early 20th century, radium laced drinks were sold as aphrodisiacs,

http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/bbdb0b4511b84010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html

There is a story about one wealthy industrialist who developed cancer of the jaw by consuming these drinks which allegedly enhanced sexual performance.

Strange but true.

Elliot

]]> By: Matt http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/01/sex-and-physics/comment-page-1/#comment-12871 Matt Fri, 03 Mar 2006 07:15:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/01/sex-and-physics/#comment-12871 Lattice gauge theorists are most discrete. Lattice gauge theorists are most discrete.

]]> By: Adrian http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/01/sex-and-physics/comment-page-1/#comment-12864 Adrian Thu, 02 Mar 2006 17:42:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/01/sex-and-physics/#comment-12864 As the old saying goes, "Sex is physics..." As the old saying goes, “Sex is physics…”

]]> By: robert http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/01/sex-and-physics/comment-page-1/#comment-12870 robert Thu, 02 Mar 2006 16:36:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/01/sex-and-physics/#comment-12870 Physicists seem to have an obsession with whether or not they are sexy. Perhaps this is a reflection of their so-called macho culture - my calculation/ experiment is bigger than yours, needle dick - that has of late been held responsible for the under-representation of women in their ranks. It's something they should 'get over'; some are sexy, and some aren't. So what. Physicists seem to have an obsession with whether or not they are sexy. Perhaps this is a reflection of their so-called macho culture – my calculation/ experiment is bigger than yours, needle dick – that has of late been held responsible for the under-representation of women in their ranks. It’s something they should ‘get over’; some are sexy, and some aren’t. So what.

]]> By: Tez http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/01/sex-and-physics/comment-page-1/#comment-12869 Tez Thu, 02 Mar 2006 06:45:24 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/01/sex-and-physics/#comment-12869 ES had three, not four, daughters. ES had three, not four, daughters.

]]> By: Garrett http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/01/sex-and-physics/comment-page-1/#comment-12868 Garrett Thu, 02 Mar 2006 05:45:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/03/01/sex-and-physics/#comment-12868 Schrödinger was indeed the master of superposition. Schrödinger was indeed the master of superposition.

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