Philosophy of Physics

How To Think About Quantum Field Theory | Cosmic Variance

7 Feb 2012

I continue to believe that “quantum field theory� is a concept that we physicists don’t do nearly enough to explain to a wider audience. And I’m not going to do it here! But I will link to other people thinking about how to think about quantum field theory. Over on the Google+, I linked to [...]

Physics Department ninth CMU entity to endorse vote of no confidence

7 Feb 2012

The Physics Department voted Thursday to endorse the vote of no confidence against University President George Ross and Provost Gary Shapiro. The department, which has 13 full-time faculty members and one adjunct instructor, voted with a majority to support the Academic Senate’s vote of no confidence by a voice vote, [...]

Coach Profile: Rushford-Peterson boys basketball coach Tom Vix

7 Feb 2012

Name: Tom Vix Age: 51 School and sport : Rushford-Peterson boys basketball Subject(s) you teach: Physics, chemistry, physical science Education: Graduated from Houston High School (1978),