In my previous musings on this topic, I noted that recently we in the HEP community had been suggested to come up with a concrete theory of spin-offs. This theory communicates the importance of funding basic research in HEP by selling the inevitability of beneficial spin-offs. I criticized the notion […]
Daily Archives: April 6, 2008
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Tonight is very likely my last shift on the BaBar experiment. I just got the baton from the penultimate liaison shifter, my colleague Jose, and here I sit. The usual Liaison console has been commandeered by the staff of the PEP operations crew. There’s a buzz in the room. The […]