Science of the Soul

Here’s an interesting article in the Science Times that muses on the scientific basis for a soul. The Science Times has a bunch of evolution stories, and here’s a fascinating video short of Sean B. Carroll discussing evolutionary developmental biology.

The Search for Dark Energy and the String Theory Debate

As a shameless plug of self promotion, here’s the story I wrote on the search for dark energy for symmetry magazine. It’s particularly cool because Roz Chast, a cartoonist who has done numerous illustrations for The New Yorker, provided the accompanying illustrations.
Also in this issue, Glennda Chui writes about the string theory debate between Brian [...]

What if the Higgs has already been found?

Here’s a quick link to a Slate article that paints a somewhat pessimistic view on the LHC.

Google Street View

Since Google Maps recently introduced its street view feature, which allows you to zoom in and see images of selected locations at street-level, people have busily compiled some of the most entertaining/revealing images, such as topless Stanford sunbathers and the guy getting caught going into an adult book store (see below). Here’s the San Francisco [...]