Hey, I learned what dark energy was, Thursday. Trying to convince Sean Carroll to write a book explaining things like GR and why an assload of physicists don't believe in God to a general audience through essays.

Thus far, I still don't get it.

Okay. So. As of 9 minutes ago, I have an interview tomorrow morning.

I don't think I have anything to wear to an interview. This is a problem.

maybe quantum if he can figure out how to do that without confusing the hell out of everyone

I think Brian Greene did a pretty decent overview of quantum mechanics in his NOVA series.

I was gonna say. Brian Greene's books set the standard. They're very readable.

Yeah, I mentioned that one to him.

Allyson, convince him! I'm a broken record on the need for scientists to be good at communicating science to a general audience. It's important, damnit!

Plus general relativity is cool!

Brian Greene did a pretty decent overview of quantum mechanics

I read this as Brian Austin Green and it made me laugh and laugh and laugh!

I feel like unto I am going to die. I payed hooky, and have been cleaning my apartment. Since 7:30 am with little break. I am no where near finished. My bedroom was already done. I have cleaned most of the livingrroom and most of the kitchen, but a lot of this was by moving 3 million things into the hall. It is very discouraging. I am doing things like cleaning the radiators and steaming spots out of my carpet, and washing the kitchen floor that is a) huge and b) probably was not washed in a year. But still, I wish I was further along.

Corwood! (links fingers): Weng mai, bunk. Sorry about all that. You know, I bet we could talk for an hour without being comprehensible to anyone else..

I know! There's great anecdotes in his blog that I think melt easily into explanation, like how he went to an ESPN sports pub to watch a game, ended up in a conversation with a group of women celebrating a birthday. Asked what he does, he explains he's a theoretical physicist, and tries to explain what his job means to them...Not really working out, but one of the women, a high school science teacher leans in and says, "Because the world is not magic." And it described in such a succinct way what a gaggle of physicists weren't able to descibe without employing thousands of words in a mess of jargon.

Which to me, screamed the beginning of a title essay. It's a gorgeous and elegant explanation.

But then, I'm an essay fan, so I could be pushing in a foolish direction.

Trying to convince Sean Carroll to write a book explaining things like GR and why an assload of physicists don't believe in God to a general audience through essays.

IMO, GR has a lot of theological implications that get overlooked.