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| God of all things |
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no ‘intelligent design’ behind the cosmos, a
physics guru tells Pathik Guha |
| Dr
Leonard Susskind, the Felix Bloch professor in theoretical
physics at Stanford University and one of the pioneers
of string theory, is all set to add new fuel to the fire
that’s now raging in the US. Although sparked off
by a legal battle on a school board’s decision to
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| Biggest
riddle solved |
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all the lucky coincidences that have made life possible,
nothing befuddles physicists more than the so-called
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| ‘Dad,
I wannabe a physicist’ |
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father was a tough wiry Jew from the Bronx. He was
a small man with Popeye forearms and hands strong
enough to crack walnuts just by squeezing. He was
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| Drag, drop and burn |
Optical disc drives for recording CDs and DVDs are a bit like long-distance runners: there is always another speed threshold to conquer, fresh terrain to explore. For years, the digital equivalent of the four-minute mile for CDburners was 2.4x, a gla ... | Read..
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| QED: Flight of innovators
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The vibes Had been felt before, but now it’s official: the US is becoming a less science-friendly place. More and more signposts confirm that although it has been the world leader in science and technology, the country is rapidly losing its edge.
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In
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John Marzluff and Tony Angell
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Meditation seems to energise the sleep-deprived. It seems to help with concentration. It even seems to bolster the very structure of the brain as we age. Neuroscientists presenting their latest research at a convention of 34,000 colleagues recently h ... | 
