/sci/ - Science & Math

Hey /sci/, I'm about to dive into my first reading of Hodel, Escher, Bach. Any suggestions? Tips for reading it or theories I should read up on beforehand? Also, feel free to discuss the work in general

Hey /sci/, I have some questions -

First about If light is invisible, and second about we dont know 96% of what the universe is made of -

Firstly, I remember hearing that apparently light is invisible, you can only see what it hits? In the sense that, if you were in a vacuum, and someone shot a light beam across your eyes, you wouldnt be able to see it? Is this true / thoughts?

Secondly, the BBC wrote an article after the higgs-boson was confirmed, and it stated that we still dont know what 96% of the universe is, is this true? I thought the higgs-boson tied the standard model together which means we now know how everything works?

Many thanks for your time, I'll info-dump or something for you guys.

Hey /sci/,

On my way home I hear a tidbit on the radio, something about the hunt for the higgs has recently got a lot harder.

Cant really find anything via google.

Anyone know / can link me to something?

Hey /sci/ just saw this -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvNX72kWODs

"We stopped dreaming by Neil deGrasse Tyson"

Manly tears were shed, just thought i'd share it.

Thoughts?

Carl Sagan > Einstein

Hey /sci/ interested amateur here :) ,

Awhile ago in the news there was all of that talk about neutrino's possibly travelling faster than the speed of light - whats happening with that now?

Also, i watched a BBC documentry about "The Hunt for the Higgs" - any news on that too?

Many thanks,
Curious anon.