Nima Arkani-Hamed

"Is this the dark side speaking? A concatenation of puzzling results from an alphabet soup of satellites and experiments has led a growing number of astronomers and physicists to suspect that they are getting signals from a shadow universe of dark matter that makes up a quarter of creation but has eluded direct detection until now. Maybe... “Nobody really knows what’s going on,” said Gordon Kane, a theorist at the University of Michigan. Physicists caution that there could still be a relatively simple astronomical explanation for the recent observations. But the nature of this dark matter is one of the burning issues of science. ... Read Full Story

Mark Trodden and Dmitry Podolsky wrote about a gravitational conference in Cleveland, Ohio that they have attended. Some talks have focused on experimental tests - but for these tests to make sense, there should also exist a rational or semi-rational reason to expect some deviations from the theories we use today. And people have had different opinions about this point, as we will see, even though only one opinion is correct. ;-) Dmitry reported that Newton's law is now known to be valid at all distances above 56 microns. He is linking to some interesting animations of high-velocity collisions of black holes and the ... Read Full Story

Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Nima Arkani-Hamed". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article! Read Full Story