Comments on: Small Things Considered http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/04/small-things-considered/ Random samplings from a universe of ideas. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:09:16 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Cynthia http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/04/small-things-considered/comment-page-1/#comment-15552 Cynthia Fri, 05 May 2006 05:05:31 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/04/small-things-considered/#comment-15552 Just a childish thought: If the human species was as weakly interacting as the class of elusive neutrinos, human would have to devise a unique form of unconventional warfare to completely destroy their fellow opponents. Because of the mysterious nature of neutrino oscillation, it appears the most damage a neutrino could do to its enemy neutrino would be to perform metamorphosis upon this enemy neutrino. Moreover, if beta radioactivity (decay) is simply a friendly sort of weapon to the neutrino, then I cannot even image a weapon type that would be totally inhospitable to the neutrino. Oddly enough, neutrinos appear to exist in a real-life-version of a child's imaginary game. Just a childish thought: If the human species was as weakly interacting as the class of elusive neutrinos, human would have to devise a unique form of unconventional warfare to completely destroy their fellow opponents. Because of the mysterious nature of neutrino oscillation, it appears the most damage a neutrino could do to its enemy neutrino would be to perform metamorphosis upon this enemy neutrino. Moreover, if beta radioactivity (decay) is simply a friendly sort of weapon to the neutrino, then I cannot even image a weapon type that would be totally inhospitable to the neutrino. Oddly enough, neutrinos appear to exist in a real-life-version of a child’s imaginary game.

]]> By: spyder http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/04/small-things-considered/comment-page-1/#comment-15551 spyder Thu, 04 May 2006 20:31:29 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/04/small-things-considered/#comment-15551 The US Senate voted to spend $109 billion today on more war, some Katrina cleanup, and some on pet projects, including a $700 million relocation of some railroad tracks in the South. Just imagine the amazing science that could come out of using just one one-hundredth of that supplemental allocation. Boggles the mind. The US Senate voted to spend $109 billion today on more war, some Katrina cleanup, and some on pet projects, including a $700 million relocation of some railroad tracks in the South. Just imagine the amazing science that could come out of using just one one-hundredth of that supplemental allocation. Boggles the mind.

]]> By: Stephen http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/04/small-things-considered/comment-page-1/#comment-15550 Stephen Thu, 04 May 2006 15:25:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/04/small-things-considered/#comment-15550 Great PR piece! I'll be starting work on MINOS this summer, and it's an exciting time to hop on board. Coincidentally, I had lunch with Georgio Gratta just a few weeks ago at the College of William and Mary. Great PR piece! I’ll be starting work on MINOS this summer, and it’s an exciting time to hop on board. Coincidentally, I had lunch with Georgio Gratta just a few weeks ago at the College of William and Mary.

]]> By: Clifford http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/04/small-things-considered/comment-page-1/#comment-15549 Clifford Thu, 04 May 2006 13:37:37 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/04/small-things-considered/#comment-15549 Almost certainly. But I don't know of one specifically. I think one of the "In Our Time" programs I mentioned here in the past had a bit about the LHC...but I cannot recall. Perhaps you can search the BBC's website. -cvj Almost certainly. But I don’t know of one specifically. I think one of the “In Our Time” programs I mentioned here in the past had a bit about the LHC…but I cannot recall. Perhaps you can search the BBC’s website.

-cvj

]]> By: boreds http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/04/small-things-considered/comment-page-1/#comment-15548 boreds Thu, 04 May 2006 08:06:06 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/04/small-things-considered/#comment-15548 Hmmm, well done NPR. Has BBC R4 broadcast a programme on the LHC, yet? Hmmm, well done NPR. Has BBC R4 broadcast a programme on the LHC, yet?

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