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My cousin, the fungus
No, not that cousin. I mean the real fungus, the kind that grows where light is scarce and moisture abundant. We usually think of mushrooms as populating the soil, but I remember a spidery fluorescent orange one that grew in … Continue reading
Finding what you don’t expect: A runaway universe
Yesterday I talked about astrophysicists’ love for being perplexed. These days, a hot topic of wonder and perplexity is the accelerating speed of the universe. I remember when I first heard the surprising news. It was a decade or so … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexei Filippenko, astrophysics, cosmology, dark energy, Michelle Thaller, origins of the universe, Saul Perlmutter, science, space
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Not finding what you expect
I’m a fan of physics and cosmology, partly because theoretical physicists speak a language that often sounds as fanciful as that of mystics.
Posted in nature, spirituality
Tagged astrophysics, cosmology, origins of the universe, science
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