Tonight at 8pm (Eastern) is the premier of the NOVA program "Absolute Zero". This is the first of two one-hour specials talking about the physics and technology of ultra-low temperatures. I haven't seen nearly enough hype for this on the Internet-- actual results aren't as sexy as wild speculation-- but the science here is fascinating, if I do say so myself, and at the very least, they have an impressive list of participants, and a nice Q & A about BEC with Luis Orozco of the University of Maryland (who was at Stony Brook when I was a grad student, but spent part of a sabbatical working in the same lab I did).
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I'm not sure if this works or not... but if it does, here's a link to the episode on the Tivo scheduler. Good luck to see if that works.
When scrolling through the listings, I almost clicked "Absolute Jewelry" on HSN. So, don't do that.
Saw it on the BBC a while back. It's quite good.
Luis is good at this kind of stuff! As well as a gourmet chef!
I read the book on which it is based, and saw an early clip -- it should be great, and you're right, it hasn't received nearly enough attention... Thanks for the heads-up!
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Thanks for the heads up! My TV guide just says Nova so I wasn't sure if I would watch. Now I am. Sounds fascinating!
Dave Briggs :~)
Well, Chad, I talked about it in detail here yesterday, and so you could have discussed it there if you were inclined to help have a discussion about "actual results". But perhaps you missed it.
Moving on to substance, I must say that the online materials for the show are rather good... Since my post yesterday, I've been informed by some of the people working on it that some of the fun simulations that were not in place there yesterday are now up and running.
Enjoy!
-cvj
Well, Chad, I talked about it in detail here yesterday, and so you could have discussed it there if you were inclined to help have a discussion about "actual results". But perhaps you missed it.
I did miss it. Mea culpa.
It's been a crazy couple of days.
Totally understand. Beginning of the year is always a mess of stuff...
Cheers,
-cvj
I thought it was pretty sexy. Can't wait for next week's conclusion. Thanks for the head's up on this program.