I’ve never been a Queen fan, but Brian is pretty amazing. Not only is he a founder and lead guitarist of an epic band, he’s also a PhD astrophysicist, and Chancellor of a respected University! He’s the closest we’ll ever come to a real-life Buckaroo Banzai.

somewhat of a feature?

Ark II

Nano weave. Sexy. What about layers which can compress and then release that compression when subjected to an electronic charge?

...where black people are viewed primarily as survivors of racial trauma and violence.
... Wakanda’s is noteworthy because it isn’t a world of compounded trauma; it’s one of self-determination and sovereignty.
Thank you, Anne. It fells like I waited all my life for someone to say these words.

“...yet another thing in common with Earth.”

This is not mine but the article made me remember it and I think it’s worth sharing:

Elon Musk. That is the only option and makes perfect sense.

Dear Zuck,

Just for clarity on the CTC front, that they arise pretty generically is a problem because there is no evidence for them and because while there is lots of work that shows that they can be made mostly harmless in suitable foliations, they’re something that there is no evidence for and their phenomenology is a mess. …

PRL has the advantage of its four page limit, which imposes some discipline even on the crazies. I have trouble describing what I had for lunch in under 4000 words, as I’m about to demonstrate...

I don’t see the problem with your non-particularized objection to letters or papers on CTCs; they arise in pretty generic…

Don’t take this personally since you’re not the editor, but I’m curious about what it will do for the journal’s h-index, impact factor, and similar statistics. I’m pretty sure it’s not going to drive long term subscription sales or enhance the prestige of its sibling journals, even if there turns out to be an…