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If Droughts Are Predictable Because They Self-Propagate, Not Planning For Them Is Irresponsible

Everyone knows droughts are bad. They increase risk of wildfires and damage life in the affected region. They are not always predictable, when I lived in Pennsylvania in the early 1990s there was a…

What Is A 2.5D Material And Will It Make Future Tech Possible?

There are three dimensions in the known universe. Fiction authors like to call time a dimension but it really isn't, it is just a way to look at the other three. Even if you don't remember what you…

A Tale Of Two Two-Sigma Signals

Two recent analyses by the CMS experiments stand out, in my opinion, for their suggestive results. They both produce evidence at the two-three sigmaish level of the signals they were after: this…

INFN Gives 73 Permanent Positions To Young Researchers In Physics

Today I am actually quite proud of my research institute, the "Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, INFN, which leads Italian research in fundamental physics. In fact a selection to hire 73 new…

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If Droughts Are Predictable Because They Self-Propagate, Not Planning For Them Is Irresponsible

What Is A 2.5D Material And Will It Make Future Tech Possible?

A Tale Of Two Two-Sigma Signals

INFN Gives 73 Permanent Positions To Young Researchers In Physics