CMS proton-lead ridge: color glass condensate?

Two years ago, I reported the observation of surprising two-particle correlations at the CMS in proton-proton collisions, something that wa...

Was Sandy systemically caused by CO2?

Anthony Watts wrote down a nice table describing which folks believe or at least pretend to believe that CO 2 "caused" Hurricane...

Different ways to interpret Feynman diagrams

Feynman diagrams are the funny pictures that Richard Feynman drew on his van: You see that a Feynman diagram is composed of several lines th...

Is Hurricane Sandy unprecedented?

East Coast people's reports about their observations and courage are more than welcome Update ex post facto: Sandy deserves the label ...

Doha, Qatar will host a climate conference

What a paradox! Qatar is a peninsula located on the opposite side of the Pilsner Gulf than Iran. Its economy is the wealthiest one not only...

Preons probably can't exist

Don Lincoln is the star of several cute Fermilab videos in which he explains various issues in particle physics. He's also authored sev...