Conversations About Science with Theoretical Physicist Matt Strassler
[Note Added: I have been unable to confirm the story described below from any source other than the original one — the lawyer who stands to benefit from it. At this point, based on remarks by my readers, I’m inclined to think the story is implausible.] It’s been a little quiet on the blog, … Read more
[Note: If you missed Wednesday evening’s discussion of particle physics involving me, Sean Carroll and Alan Boyle, you can listen to it here.] I still have a lot of work to do before I can myself write intelligently about the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, and the nuclear accident and cleanup that occurred there. (See here … Read more
Today I’m looking for insights from readers on two issues that were nagging me over the weekend. The first issue has to do with the Fukushima nuclear accident and subsequent radiation fears, which I first brought up on this blog last week. I’ve been thinking about how to write articles that explain radioactivity and … Read more
Ever since the horrific earthquake, tsunami and ensuing nuclear accidents hit north-eastern Japan in March of 2011, the world has been keeping an eye on Fukushima, where the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant suffered extraordinary amounts of damage. Initially the news out of the power plant, operated by the company TEPCO, was awful, but gradually … Read more