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Cosmic Variance

Sean Carroll

Sean Carroll is a Senior Research Associate in the Department of Physics at the California Institute of Technology. His research interests include theoretical aspects of cosmology, field theory, and gravitation. He is the author of a graduate-level textbook, Spacetime and Geometry: An Introduction to General Relativity, as well as a set of Teaching Company lectures on dark matter and dark energy. His latest book, From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time, explores the relationship between entropy, cosmology, and the arrow of time. Here are some of his favorite blog posts, home page, and email: carroll [at] cosmicvariance.com .


Posts By This Author

All-Male Conferences

Cosmic Variance | November 12th, 2011 in Academia, Women in Science | 41 Comments »

A Cornucopia of Time Talks

Cosmic Variance | November 8th, 2011 in Science, Time, Top Posts | 20 Comments »

Column: Looking for New Forces

Cosmic Variance | November 4th, 2011 in Science, Top Posts | 25 Comments »

From the Tau to Dark Energy: Martin Perl’s Blog

Cosmic Variance | November 2nd, 2011 in Blogosphere, Science and the Media, Top Posts | 11 Comments »

Many Kinds of Smart (A Continuing Series)

Cosmic Variance | October 31st, 2011 in Humanity, Top Posts | 50 Comments »

Scientists: Scamming America

Cosmic Variance | October 27th, 2011 in Entertainment, Politics, Science and Society, Top Posts | 30 Comments »

Guest Post: Don Page on Quantum Cosmology

Cosmic Variance | October 26th, 2011 in Guest Post, Science, Top Posts | 13 Comments »

Does Time Exist?

Cosmic Variance | October 25th, 2011 in Philosophy, Science, Time, Top Posts | 33 Comments »

Guest Post: Tom Banks Contra Eternal Inflation

Cosmic Variance | October 24th, 2011 in Guest Post, Science, Top Posts | 43 Comments »

The Eternally Existing, Self-Reproducing, Frequently Puzzling Inflationary Universe

Cosmic Variance | October 21st, 2011 in Science, Top Posts | 59 Comments »

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