Tonight I hop on a red-eye to Pittsburgh to attend the APS March meeting. 7000 physicists in Pittsburgh, now that's a scary thought for poor Pittsburgh (punishment for winning the superbowl, I guess.)
A list of highlighted papers includes some fun ones:
11:15AM, Tuesday Session B15: "Walking on water: why your feet get wet" Michael Shelley , Jake Fontana , Peter Palffy-Muhoray
1:15PM, Wednesday Session Q15: "Statistical laws for career longevity" Alexander Petersen , Woo-Sung Jung , Jae-Suk Yang , H. Eugene Stanley
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This edition of Occupational Health News Roundup is dedicated to Workersâ Memorial Day, which was observed around the world on April 28th.
Or is it the kind of thing those other people do?
Sometimes, when I get bored, I play around with sites like Google. Barry was sitting there talking about how much he missed seeing the Steelers play, and before long, we were Googling how to get from Hawaii to Pittsburgh, including a quick and dirty Google Maps.
Well, not really. But I'm surprised that I've racked up over 66k views and 86 comments from this video of a peculiar lion roar at the Pittsburgh Zoo, so I thought I'd share it here.
Hope you have a good time.
Dave, perhaps you might (please) report on Session Q3: Physics and Culture, featuring The Physics of the Blues ...
"The techniques of piano blues and jazz represent the melding of African and Western music into something totally new and exciting. Live keyboard demonstrations will be used. Beyond any redeeming entertainment value, the talk will emphasize the serious connections between science and art in music. Nevertheless tips will be accepted."
"Tips will be accepted?"
Best ... physics ... talk ... ever! :)