It’s been a while since I wrote anything, but then, I’ve been busy in the background sorting things out… We’ve finally got confirmation: I’ll be touring the country this year with the Einstein: Man of the Century exhibition, and presenting the Einstein’s Legacy lecture. It’s still early days, but so far, the programme stands as…
The Goose is Cooked
It seems the Earth is safe – at least for now! The much feted Large Hadron Collider is going to be out of action until next summer. Back in September, during the final stage of testing, a faulty electrical connection within the collider short-circuited. This, in turn, resulted in the release of a tonne of liquid helium – a hugely…
Hallelujah
It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth, the minor fall, the major lift. Leonard Cohen is wonderful; he speaks directly to your soul and lifts it up. Listen to his music. It got me through my thesis – Chapter 4 is Hallelujah, Chapter 5 is Chelsea Hotel, and Chapter 6 is Who By Fire.…
Inspiring stuff…
Jewish holidays are like buses – you wait a year, then three of them come along at once! Thankfully, they’ve all passed now, so I have time to pick up the blog again. I’ve just returned from Manchester, where I presented Einstein’s Legacy to the kids at King David High School, and later at their…
Tonight I’m going to party like it’s 5769
Happy new year to all my Jewish friends out there! On Tuesday and Wednesday we celebrated Rosh Ha’Shanna, and welcomed in the Hebrew Summer of Love, yes folks, it’s 5769. If you’re wondering why that number sounds familiar, it’s because it’s been in the news recently: proponents of “Intelligent Design,” including the Republican Vice Presidential…
Bang – A Short Story
With all the media excitement surrounding the LHC, I thought it would be interesting to have a different take on the subject. “Anything?” “No, not yet.” It was 3am. They had been up all night, and it hadn’t happened yet. But they would be ready when it did. Thirty-five hours a day, the telescope orbited,…