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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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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....
Posted on May 15, 2008 4:25 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks• View blog reactions
A new entry in the best title ever competition: arXiv:0804.2162, "The secret world of shrimps: polarisation vision at its best", by Sonja Kleinlogel and Andrew G. White. Secret lives of shrimp? That sounds more like an expose on the secret...
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Posted on April 24, 2008 11:41 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks• View blog reactions
Andrew Landahl (who really should have a blog because he is certainly one of the most interesting people I get to talk to when I attend a conference) sends me a note about recent appearances of quantum computing on prime...
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Posted on April 22, 2008 5:28 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks• View blog reactions
It was an unassuming blue-grey volume tucked away in the popular science section of the Siskiyou County Library. "Spacetime Physics" it announced proudly in gold letters across the front of the book. Published in 1965, the book looked as if...
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Posted on April 15, 2008 2:21 PM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks• View blog reactions
For those interested in accessing the arXiv on your iPhone, here is a web based iPhone page:http://arxiv.mobi. Sweet! This has been on my list of things to do, and now I can cross it off without having to do it...
Posted on April 15, 2008 11:08 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks• View blog reactions
I just learned the very sad news that John A. Wheeler has passed away. Wheeler was one of my heroes and inspired me in many ways to be where I am today. I'm buried under a heap of work today,...
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Posted on April 14, 2008 3:54 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks• View blog reactions
Whatever you do, Mr. and Mrs. Joe and Mary America, make sure to tell everyone you know not to go into science and engineering! You see those who major in science and engineering are certain to not get jobs, because,...
Posted on April 8, 2008 7:52 PM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks• View blog reactions
The Hawkman Speaketh at TED: No alien quiz shows? Certainly Professor Hawking did not see Alex Trebek last week, when, for half the show, Alex Trebek had a really alien looking mustache....
Posted on April 6, 2008 6:39 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks• View blog reactions
Lawsuit brought against CERN and the LHC for the possibility that it might produce black holes which will eat the earth. I look forward to seeing string theory on trial. Maybe something like an inverse "Inherit the Wind" play to...
Posted on March 29, 2008 2:24 PM • 14 Comments • 0 TrackBacks• View blog reactions
Linear optics quantum computing, where one combines linear optics with the nonlinear processes of single photon creation and single photon detection, is a relative newcomer onto the scene of possible routes toward quantum computing. Whenever I think about these schemes,...
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Posted on March 28, 2008 12:42 PM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks• View blog reactions
