There’s been further evidence found that, maybe, time does not run backwards. The evidence is presented in this study: “Observation of Time Reversal Violation in the B0 Meson System,” The BABAR Collaboration [J.P. Lees, et al.], arXiv:1207.5832, July 24, 2012. The Economist summed it up in their September 1 edition, under the headline (and subheadline) […]
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How do students spend their time?
A new study raises questions: “How Students Spend Their Time,” Andrea L. Welker [pictured here] and Bridget Wadzuk, J. Prof. Issues Eng. Educ. Pract., vol. 138, 2012, pp. 198-206. the authors, at Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, explain: “An analysis was performed of how students spend their time … the students self-report their use of time […]
Sub-fever-pitch for next pitch drop’s imminent dropping
Low key, steady excitement comes through in this News.com report about the Australian project that was honored with the 2005 Ig Nobel Prize in physics: Pitch drop experiment’s ninth drop is preparing to fall. Fingers crossed the live feed holds Eighth drop fell in 2000 Camera failed at crucial moment Ninth drop due within 12 […]
Time flies – but how quick(ly)?
Many have puzzled over the speed at which time passes – and, in search of a concrete definition, some philosophers have come to the conclusion that it flows at a rate of ‘one second per second’. Not everyone is entirely happy with that seemingly simple explanation however. Take for example Bradford Skow (Associate Professor without […]