Go Outside Tonight
And see Comet Holmes. That’s what we’re doing.
If it’s cloudy, stay in and read John Baez’s slides about Fundamental Physics: Where We Stand Today for a non-technical look at some of the big questions. Here’s the punchline:
But meanwhile, experiments and observations continue, showing that we live in a universe that is far from understood, even at the simple level of fundamental physics!
This is not bad. It merely leaves more fun for our children and grandchildren. . . if we leave them a world in which they can afford to study such questions.
Highly recommended.
