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davebaconski.jpg Dave Bacon is a theoretical ski bum who is also an assistant research professor at the University of Washington in Seattle. His research is on quantum computing, his scientific passions extend to everything in physics, mathematics, computer science and beyond, and his personal pleasures include making wine, playing poker, skiing, camping, and daydreaming (although not all of those at the same time.)

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May 16, 2008

Robert Mondavi

Category: Wine

Robert Mondavi, who helped put Napa Valley on the world wine map has passed away age 94. The most famous story about Mondavi involves a fight:The Mondavis moved to Napa, and Cesare, Robert and Robert's younger brother, Peter, ran the...

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May 15, 2008

Chronotron

Category: Physics

I'm a sucker for any game which involves time travel. If only now I could go back in time and use my time more wisely than I did by playing that silly game....

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May 14, 2008

Scientists Without Borders

Category: Science

Interesting new website from the New York Academy of Sciences: Scientists Without Borders:Scientists Without BordersSM aims to mobilize and coordinate science-based activities that improve quality of life in the developing world. The research community is already promoting areas such as...

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May 13, 2008

Political Interpretations of Quantum Theory

Category: Quantum

Over at the Optimizer's place, the Optimizer compares libertarians and those who believe in the many worlds interpretation of quantum theory. (Key Ron Paul apologists in three, two, one...) An amusing comparison. So if many worlders are the libertarians of...

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May 11, 2008

Thinking of Hiking in the Olympics...

Category: Funny Ha Ha

Be sure to watch out for the Pacific Northwest tree octopus!...

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May 10, 2008

Teacher of the Year

Category: Teaching

For a second straight year, the winner of the U.S. Teacher of the Year, is a University of Washington graduate. Of course I'm not supposed to say that, as not bragging is an sacred northwest tradition. (Did you know that...

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Video Games for Science

Category: Science

Science is full of hard problems. One hard problem is protein folding. Indeed vast amounts of computer power have been thrown at this problem. So one wouldn't think that the computer we've got sitting on top of our body would...

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May 9, 2008

Automata

Category: Computer Science

From a student today in office hours before today's midterm: "How many times will the word automata appear in the test, including its use in acronyms like DFA, NFA, GNFA, and WTFA?"...

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Algorithmic Steampunk?

Category: Funny Ha Ha

From the annals of "is that really the word you wanted?" from a New York Times article on steampunk:"There seems to be this sort of perfect storm of interest in steampunk right now," Mr. von Slatt said. "If you go...

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Turok New PI Director

Category: Quantum Computing

Of interest to quantum computeristas: Cosmologist Niel Turok has been named the new director of the Perimeter Institute. Onward and upward!...

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