Archive for July 4th, 2006

Well, maybe the title for this post is a little sensationalistic. To be more accurate, the funding fundamental science research is patriotic. The Impending Tragedy of US Science Many, many op-ed pieces have already been written about the importance of fundamental research. Just about every other issue of Physics Today or the APS Newsletter addresses […]


Here’s a photo of the view up on the 6th floor of Building 50 in the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (where I work sometimes). I’ve also made a short panoramic video which is now available for viewing at YouTube (click on the link).