One of major advances of string theory in recent years was an understanding that vacuum solutions with potentially viable four-dimensional cosmology come in a plethora of an incredibly large and rich 'landscape' of string theory vacua. The number of possible vacua and, in turn, types of Universes, may exceed 10 ...
Ever since John Snow traced the origins of an 1854 cholera outbreak to a specific water pump in London, epidemiologists have used a range of techniques to understand the origins and spread of infectious disease outbreaks. The current approach to investigating most outbreaks involves a combination of field epidemiology and ...
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Skepticism & Critical Thinking: Teaching Our Children & OurselvesWe all need to evaluate the world critically and scientifically. Without this ability, we fall prey to anyone wishing to sell us goods and services regardless of their true efficacy, effectiveness, or even harmfulness. This talk will focus on specific examples in science and society that illustrate pseudoscientific claims and ...
