Comments on: What I Learned While Meeting a Celebrity Physicist http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/11/03/what-i-learned-while-meeting-a-celebrity-physicist/ by Hemant Mehta Sun, 27 May 2012 23:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Dano http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/11/03/what-i-learned-while-meeting-a-celebrity-physicist/#comment-242859 Dano Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:35:28 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=5510#comment-242859 Wow, I'm jealous. She almost got involved with <a href="http://www.flatlandthemovie.com" rel="nofollow">Flatland</a> but it didn't work out. I just picked up Warped Passages... Gotta do more research while developing Sphereland! Wow, I’m jealous. She almost got involved with Flatland but it didn’t work out. I just picked up Warped Passages… Gotta do more research while developing Sphereland!

]]> By: Rat Bastard http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/11/03/what-i-learned-while-meeting-a-celebrity-physicist/#comment-242701 Rat Bastard Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:05:05 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=5510#comment-242701 Not as good looking as my physicist wife, but, then I'm a little prejudiced. She's obviously way smarter than my wife, though. Doctorate, teaches at MIT? Mighty sexay! ...more importantly- is she atheist? Not as good looking as my physicist wife, but, then I’m a little prejudiced. She’s obviously way smarter than my wife, though. Doctorate, teaches at MIT? Mighty sexay!

…more importantly- is she atheist?

]]> By: Hemant Mehta http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/11/03/what-i-learned-while-meeting-a-celebrity-physicist/#comment-242695 Hemant Mehta Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:31:26 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=5510#comment-242695 <blockquote>Incidentally, I actually read that book a few years ago. The entire thing. This surprises myself because it was not an easy read. To summarize it in a sentence from memory: There are a ton of ways in which the universe can have more dimensions than we see, and many of those ways make predictions that will soon be testable. Oh, she also had the weirdest allegories at the beginning of each chapter. Did you get to hear any of those in her lecture? </blockquote> She did refer to some of them :) I found the talk enjoyable. It was not really for the scientifically literate, just an overview of the type of work she does and a giant outline of her book.

Incidentally, I actually read that book a few years ago. The entire thing. This surprises myself because it was not an easy read.

To summarize it in a sentence from memory: There are a ton of ways in which the universe can have more dimensions than we see, and many of those ways make predictions that will soon be testable.

Oh, she also had the weirdest allegories at the beginning of each chapter. Did you get to hear any of those in her lecture?

She did refer to some of them :) I found the talk enjoyable. It was not really for the scientifically literate, just an overview of the type of work she does and a giant outline of her book.

]]> By: miller http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/11/03/what-i-learned-while-meeting-a-celebrity-physicist/#comment-242693 miller Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:23:09 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=5510#comment-242693 Incidentally, I actually read that book a few years ago. The entire thing. This surprises myself because it was not an easy read. To summarize it in a sentence from memory: There are a ton of ways in which the universe can have more dimensions than we see, and many of those ways make predictions that will soon be testable. Oh, she also had the weirdest allegories at the beginning of each chapter. Did you get to hear any of those in her lecture? Incidentally, I actually read that book a few years ago. The entire thing. This surprises myself because it was not an easy read.

To summarize it in a sentence from memory: There are a ton of ways in which the universe can have more dimensions than we see, and many of those ways make predictions that will soon be testable.

Oh, she also had the weirdest allegories at the beginning of each chapter. Did you get to hear any of those in her lecture?

]]> By: Polly http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/11/03/what-i-learned-while-meeting-a-celebrity-physicist/#comment-242681 Polly Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:52:23 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=5510#comment-242681 @Darwin's dagger, Now, had you said, "positively radiant, like a modern day Marie Curie" I think that would've been in poor taste. But you didn't... and neither did I. ;) @Darwin’s dagger,

Now, had you said, “positively radiant, like a modern day Marie Curie” I think that would’ve been in poor taste.
But you didn’t…

and neither did I. ;)

]]> By: Darwin's Dagger http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/11/03/what-i-learned-while-meeting-a-celebrity-physicist/#comment-242677 Darwin's Dagger Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:48:06 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=5510#comment-242677 Hottest scientist since Marie Curie. I know, bad joke and sexist too. Hottest scientist since Marie Curie.

I know, bad joke and sexist too.

]]> By: mikespeir http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/11/03/what-i-learned-while-meeting-a-celebrity-physicist/#comment-242673 mikespeir Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:29:21 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=5510#comment-242673 Heard her talk on TV once. Don't know why. Didn't understand a word. Heard her talk on TV once. Don’t know why. Didn’t understand a word.

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