Friday, December 18, 2009

Looking for Life in the Multiverse

Physics is deceivingly fun. Take for example a multiverse. Here are the three key concepts:
  • Multiple other universes—each with its own laws of physics—may have emerged from the same primordial vacuum that gave rise to ours.
  • Assuming they exist, many of those universes may contain intricate structures and perhaps even some forms of life.
  • These findings suggest that our universe may not be as “finely tuned” for the emergence of life as previously thought.
Who would you be in your multiverse? Read the Scientific American article here. (Thanks Will!)

Why Women Aren’t C.E.O.s, According to Women Who Almost Were

"It’s not a pipeline problem. It’s about loneliness, competition and deeply rooted barriers." Read more in the NYT .