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JHBrewer

Professor Emeritus of Physics, University of British Columbia. Developer of and advocate for muon spin rotation/relaxation/resonance (µSR) at TRIUMF since 1973 (see http://musr.ca). Former Associate of Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Quan…

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Nuclear Subs Don't Fail - Thank “The Best Engineer The Navy Ever Had”

In 1954, the USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine, was commissioned, and since then America's nuclear vessels have traveled a distance equivalent to 6,000 times around the globe…

Pandemic Meetings May Be Eliminating Balance - And Have Productivity Repercussions

Have you ever answered a phone call from a stranger and had them introduce themselves and then ask how you are doing? Somewhere, someone created that tactic with the belief that it makes callers seem…

The COVID-19 Pandemic Reduced Stigma About Depression

There has long been something of a stigma about mental health issues. If a celebrity goes into an alcohol or drug clinic, 30 days later their career is back on track, but a reputation for depression…

Lattice QCD Calculations Disprove Anomaly In Muon Gyromagnetic Ratio

A new long article which appeared on the arXiv preprint repository last week is sending ripples around the world of particle physics phenomenology, as its main result -if proven correct- will…