Dr. Dave Goldberg's discussions

Yes.  We all agree that it’s the chair. Read more

You can just peel off the stickers, you know. Read more

Did I spot the cargo pants making a comeback? Read more

You and Mindy, both, I suspect.
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Even assuming only a few weeks on average per reboot (a few lasted a few minutes, a few lasted 6 months), several decades will have passed on earth. I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if the show somehow synchronized us with the earth clock at some point.
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It is with a heavy heart that I report that Rush Revere is the #1 book on amazon. Rarely is the question asked, is our children learning? Read more

While I admire your attention to detail, I'm afraid I had it right the first time. Read more

That is, in fact, the entire point of the article. It's popular press and the public who use the phrase "God Particle," which is why I'm writing here and not, say, Physics Today. Read more

Next summer. It should be awesome! Read more

Absolutely true, but this isn't really a debate since no-one has said anything controversial. The context here was for composite particles. The mass of the electron (and how it gets that mass) is certainly relevant. But, of course, my point was that since the ordinary mass of the universe is 99.95% made of protons… Read more

I agree, but since we normally don't detect the individual quarks, but can only see the total energy of a proton or neutron via its mass, the rest mass of a proton IS the relativistic energy of the particles inside. Read more

Hey! I didn't say we should rename those. Or quarks, or the magnitude system in astronomy, or any of a dozen other things. My point is that there are some names that can actually do some real damage to the perception and understanding of science and this is one of them. Read more

I know he (or she) is. But I was so embarrassed by my first reading that I had to post to the internet. That's what people do, right? Read more

Not part of the Standard Model. Read more

Outstanding. Read more

Well, we're a couple of layers of varnish in, but yeah. I'm not prepared to just declare victory and pursue another line of work. Read more