The last two days of the Aspen winter conference on “Paving the Way to New Discoveries in Particle Physics” ended with some pretty interesting stuff. From questions about sources of ultra-high-energy neutrinos to implications for the Standard Model from quantum information theory, this conference did not disappoint.
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The end of the second, and all of the third, days of the “Paving the Way to New Discoveries in Particle Physics” conference saw a focus on the strong interaction, machine learning, and deeper dives into fundamental mathematical questions. Also, I finished writing my talk. 🙂
Sunday afternoon was spent exploring more of Aspen on foot, including a nearby park and walking trails. The conference kicked off that night with a reception, followed by the start of the program on Monday morning. Here are some highlights from the first two days.
Walking is my preferred mode of exploration, so yesterday I spent a bunch of time walking the area around downtown Aspen. The weather was lovely (hovering around or above 0C!), so it was a joy to be outside again. I also took the chance to find the Aspen Center for […]
I don’t ski. I don’t want to ski. So why am I in Aspen, Colorado for the next week? I am here because Aspen is home to one of the great centers for physics.
I am presently back in the US on a short vacation before heading to Vermont to participate in the Stellafane Convention. In what has been an intense and extremely busy year, this has been a few days of much needed rest and peace. After exercising in a state park yesterday, […]
In October 2023, I had the great pleasure to journey from Sudbury to Modane, France to participate in a workshop at the Modane Underground Laboratory (Laboratoire Souterrain de Modane, or LSM). That was an incredible work period and a great chance to visit the underground laboratory, which is a “horizontal […]
I have decided to make a commitment to cover all three of the basic science Nobel Prizes this year. Next up is the Chemistry Prize! The prize announcement will begin not earlier than 05:45am Eastern Time (11:45am CEST) on Wednesday, October 9. I’ll be up with coffee in-hand to watch […]
I have decided to make a commitment to cover all three of the basic science Nobel Prizes this year. Next up is the Physics Prize! The prize announcement will begin not earlier than 05:45am Eastern Time (11:45am CEST) on Tuesday, October 8. I’ll be up with coffee in-hand to watch […]
Live updates are at the bottom of this post. (Scroll down to see them) I have decided to make a commitment to cover all three of the basic science Nobel Prizes this year. I will confess: I know the limits of my knowledge and the prize for “Physiology or Medicine” […]
The Laboratoire Souterrain de Modane, or LSM, is located directly adjacent to the Italy-France border. Nestled below the Frejus Peak and connected to the Frejus Road Tunnel (a 13km underground highway currently under expansion), the laboratory can be driven into and shields its projects with a maximum of 1700m of […]
It was a good trip from Toronto to Modane. Two planes, two trains, and a bus … and I was standing at the feet of alpine mountains in beautiful Modane. Here are some scenes from the trip.