SCIENCE

Today marks the end of my first year as a PhD student. Yay me!

To celebrate, I have collected some good scientific articles that I read recently, and I wanted to share.

Apparently, the kilogram weight that has been the benchmark for all measurements of mass since then is...losing weight? Silly ol' science.

One issue that is near and dear to me from the world of science is vaccination. Epidemiology and immunology has been a passing interest for a few years, but I didn't really become interested in this topic until I started hearing about anti-vaccination groups, especially those that believe there is a link between vaccination and autism. for brevity's sake, let me just say that I think these people hold very stupid and uninformed opinions. So when I read this the other day, I couldn't help but crack a smile.

We all know Einstein was a pretty smart dude, and here is some more confirmation of that fact. This is not just cool science, this is fucking epic science. Theory predicts 0.041 arcseconds of drift per year, and the experiment showed 0.039 (plus or minus 0.007). Not only is that accurate to the theory, it's also an astonishing feat of measurement. Just amazing.

Lastly, here's a TED(ish) talk about the arrow of time and the universe.


Also, a reminder that this Friday the 13th is the two-year anniversary of TT.TKO. We invite you to join us that night at 10pm for an awesome, awesome movie and Skype call!