“up fello Ph s lu e e s.

If ou e eadi g this, the I tha k ou fo he ki g out Da k Mate , a d hope ou e jo it. This te , I e had the pleasu e of e ei i g i edi le su issio s f o all so ts of atego ies. F o o i s a d jokes, to ii al thoughts o the path a of s ie ii so iet . All togethe , these su issio s ha e ade edii g Da k Mate supe e jo a le. I e also had the i edi le pleasu e of pui g togethe a tea of ite s to o t i ute featu e a i les fo the agazi e, a d a at i ute a of the a i les pu lished he e to thei ha d o k a d dedi aio . As Edito this te , I eall a t to st ess the i lusio of all t pes of ate ial i Da k Mate , a d so I hope a of ou eadi g ill e i spi ed to ite, o d a , o pai t, o a thi g that ou a t

to do. Ag ee ith so ethi g ou ead a d a t to o t i ute, DO IT. Disag ee ith so ethi g ou ead a d a t to put i ou opi io , DO IT. It s all a out dis ussio . Ha i g et so a eai e people i o p o-g a , I k o that ph si s as a o u it has so u h to ofe . It s late i the te , ut I sill hope to get a othe issue out, so keep a e e out fo the

e t ii g sessio , a d if ou a t ake it out the please se d a su -issio s to the da k ate e ail ph s lu da k ate @g ail. o . Good

lu k o the te , a d a ou ide the ell u e i to Valhalla.

-“hosha ah “ea B e-Ma ahit

Message from the Editor

“houtouts:

W ite Tea : Kelsie ‘o so , Kailas Cassid , Belle Pe sa ie to

Co e Page: Kale ‘us ii

E e o e ho a e out to the ii g sessio a d su ited

Meet the Executive Team

Willia Ge tle : P eside t

Ph si s life , Mathph s ajo , P ath i o ,

ast oph s spe . “elf-despisi g ‘i k De ka d

a a e. “ ooth as i a ifold.

Ji gi g Liu: T easu e

As a i te aio al stude t, I a eall glad that I fou d ho e i Ca ada -- the ph si s depa t e t of Ph si s @ UW! Aside f o ph si s, I a also i te ested i pai i g, ooki g, ptog aph , sol i g ‘u ik's u es, idi g skate oa ds, a d a ious othe thi gs.

M goal fo the futu e is to o k o ua tu o pui g a d e e tuall o i e passio s fo a t a d ph si s to

i g the eaut of ph si s to a la ge audie e.

Kale : Media Oi e

I like da e, all oo a d hip hop, as ell as lea i g dife e t la guages a d a out dife e t ultu es.

Kelsie: Li a ia

I' the li a ia . That's it. That's jo .

A a: Vi e P eside t

A a is e passio ate a out th ee ai thi gs: ast oph si s, the pe fo i g a ts, a d Ha Pote . I fa t, she as hose a a d at the Wiza di g Wo ld of Ha Pote , so ethi g that she is e p oud of. I he spa e i e, A a lo es to e i d he self that she has o spa e i e a d that she ust get

a k to o k.

TC F ase : “e eta

B Mathe ai al Ph si s, eside t hiz kid, a hold his

eath fo a lo g i e a d so ei es pla s guita

“a : I fo Oi e

I i d ea of ph si s a d ast o o , u e tl doi g o th o-op. I o k fo the ph si s depa t e t as a

Te h i al Asso iate. “o I get to pla ith all the de o st aio e uip e t that the ph si s depa t e t has, as ell as o k o out ea h p oje ts. The oolest thi g that has happe ed as that I got to t ai Ch is Hadield o de os. I lo e to pla ukulele, ead a d liste to usi Coldpla a d I agi e D ago s a e usi o sessio s . Fi all fa ou ite uote/ o ds of isdo hi h I thi k speaks a lot to stude ts doi g a ph si s deg ee is The u i e se is u de

o o ligaio to ake se se to ou. – Neil Deg asse T so .

“hosha ah: Da k Mate Edito

Al a s ea i g la k, all stuf is lue, g ee is fa o ite olou .

Measu e e i ANG“T o s.

Nobel News No el P ize i Ph si s - Pa t of : The ‘esea h

This o th, the “ edish A ade of “ ie es a ou ed the i e s of the No el p ize i ph si s. The i e s e e J. M. Koste litz of B o U i e sit , D. J. Thouless of Washi gto U i e sit , a d D. M. Halda e of P i eto U i e sit . The p ize as a a ded fo theo ei al dis o e ies of topologi al phase t a siio s a d topologi al phases of ate . The idea of i esigai g phase t a siio s f o a ph si al pe spe i e goes a k to the B aggs,

ho o se ed that he a li uid solidiies i to a stal, the ate o es f o a state i hi h it is i a ia t u de t a slaio a d otaio i a o i uous a e , to o e i hi h these s et ies o l e ist i a dis ete se se. ‘esea h i this a ea has led to the de elop e t of supe luids, supe -o du i it , a d the ajo it of ult a old ph si s o k. I fa t, the o k sta ted the B aggs is i

la ge pa t espo si le fo the de elop e t of o de sed ate ph si s as a ield. This ea s p ize has a o e di e t lead-i f o the p ope ies of Bose-Ei stei o de sates. “tud i g e thi la e s of supe luidi ate ial, like ult a old heliu , Thouless a d Koste litz o se ed that phase t a siio s i these s ste s do t a t like egula phase t a siio s. I a old s ste , pai s of o i es i the ate ial pa k togethe ightl . Whe the te pe atu e ha a te isi of phase t a siio is ea hed fo the ate ial, those o i es sudde l split. Upo the dis o e of e states of ate i the s, these esults e a e e i po ta t fo des i i g ate i ult a old a d highl ag ei s ste s. Thouless des i ed the ua tu hall efe t usi g topologi al ethods. The efe t is esse iall that o du ta e i thi la e s of ate ial is o l a le to atai pa i ula alues, a d ha ges happe step- ise. I the QHE, ele t o s o e f eel i a la e et ee se i o du to s a d fo a topologi al ua tu luid. This luid is, as the a e suggests, des i ed i a dis ete topologi al

a , a d that ga e ise to this e state of ate . Halda e did so ethi g si ila ith the des ipio of ag ei ato i hai s, a d the s ste s he des i ed e e pla ed ithi the sa e state of ate as these topologi al ua tu luids e e, a d thus he s pa iall espo si le fo the dis o e of the e state.

This esea h is ai l espo si le fo the de elop e t of topologi al i sulato s, topologi al supe o du to s, a d topologi al etals due to efe ts at the ou da ies of these ate ials, a d the e a e appli aio s of these states to e t ge e aio ele t o i s a d/o futu e ua tu o pute s.

-Gauss

Photog aph: N. El ehed/ No el

Board Game Night

Ea lie this o th, Ph s Clu held thei i st e e t of the te , Boa d ga e ight! It as a huge su ess, ith a stude ts ate di g oo fo a ight of lite al fu a d ga es.

Méla ie B u et, a i st ea , ate ded the e e t, a d e he e at da k ate asked he hat she thought.

PB: Ho is i st ea goi g?

Méla ie: Fi st ea is uite i te esi g, as ell as o li i g. O o e ha d it's dii ult si e ou' e adjusi g to a e ki d of lea i g. O the othe ha d, it's eas si e it's o l i st ea . All i all, I'd sa it's a

o de ful e e pe ie e that I hope I su i e u s athed.

PB: Ve a u ate i deed. What did ou thi k of oa d ga e ight?

Méla ie: Boa d ga e ight as e fu , to sa the least! I got to eet a to of othe ph si s a d “ ie e ajo s, a d ask the a lot of

uesio s ega d ei g a uppe ea , o-op, e a s, et . It also helped e " eak the i e", so to speak. I' ot the ost so ial of people, ut oa d ga e ight helped e i te a t ith othe ph si s

ajo s i a a that as ete the si ple o e saio . E e ate the oa d ga es e e o e I felt o e o fo ta le talki g ith othe ph si s ajo s, hi h as i e.I i d it as a e good a fo i st ea s to feel i luded a o gst the othe s, as ell as a a fo e e o e to get togethe to ha e fu o e a i e a d ga e o so.

PB: That's g eat! I' eall glad ou got to ake f ie ds!! What ga es e e the e a d hi h did ou pla ?

Méla ie: The e e e uite a fe ga es the e, I e e e the e ei g Mo opol , E plodi g Kite s, Ca ds agai st Hu a it , “etle s

of Cata , Je ga, as ell as se e al othe s hi h thei a es es ape e like a ga e featu i g the aia! It had to gu s . I pla ed o opol , a d o side i g the atu e of the ga e it s the o l o e I

pla ed. Ho e e it as p o a l the est o opol ga e I ha e e e pla ed i life! Ou pa s e e ite s e had o us, hi h

ade it o e pe so al ut also fu ie . Whe e sta ted the ga e I did 't k o a o e else ut the e d I felt like I as f ie ds ith the fo a lo g i e. Pe haps it as a isk to pla a ga e ith a eputaio of ui i g f ie dships, ith people I as hopi g to sta t

so e ith, ut i the e d it tu ed out g eate the I ould of e e i agi ed. Oh eah the e as also hess!

The e ou ha e it, folks! A g eat sta t to a g eat o th fo Méla ie, as ell as the e i e ph si s o u it he e at Wate loo. “ta tu ed fo o e fu e e ts f o ph si s lu this te !

Late s,

Pe elope Booze

Che k out Pe elope s i st ea ad i e olu o p.

Snake Break (aka Python)

# “ol i g DEs Usi g P tho

A o putaio al ph si ist eeds to e a le to sol e DEs u e i all . Dife e ial e uaio s a e the o e sto e of ph si s, a d sol i g the ei ie tl is so ethi g that should ot e take fo g a ted.

The e a e a dife e t a s to sol e DEs, ut the fo us fo this pie e is o ha i g eada le ode. Fo this pu pose e'll e usi g the Eule ethod. This ethod is uite si ple: sta t at the i iial alue t a d use the DE to ake a li ea app o i aio to the

p o le , the al ulate the e t alue a s all dista e h a a , a d epeat. The li ea app o i aio is gi e taki g the Ta lo se ies

e pa sio a d t u ai g a te s ith po e s g eate tha . The e a e t o s ipts to go o e : si ple.p a d oupled.p . Noi e that the i st li es a e the sa e fo oth s ipts. These li es dei e a eule step a d a ODE sol e usi g this step. The eule step is fai l st aight fo a d, it takes a fu io f the DE , the alues of a d t, a d the s all step h. The sol e has a si ila sig atu e: a fu io i ple e i g the DE, the i iial o diio , a d a u p a a fo the i es ts.

The e t stage dei es the dife e ial e uaio s. The si ple o e is a i st o de DE, the soluio hi h is a e po e ial, hile the oupled o e is a set of DEs that ea h depe d o the othe . Noi e that ea h of these etu s a u p a a , he e ea h ele e t is the alue of the de i ai e at that poi t.

The last it just alls the fu io s. The u e of steps, the i iial o diio s, a d a a a of i es ts a e dei ed. The the sol e is alled,

a d the soluio is assig ed to the a ia le sol. Fo the oupled ase, ea h olu of sol ep ese ts o e of the DEs.

A d that's it!

Noi e the lo of the ode, ea h fu io does o e thi g a d e a tl o e thi g. With this ode, I ould ha ge the eule step fo a t apezoidal step o a u ge-kuta step, a d ot ha ge a thi g else. I ould i ple e t a dife e t sol e a d sill use the eule step. The DE ould e a thi g, a d it ould e sol ed ell al ost a thi g... just as easil . I fa t the sol e is ite ith the sa e sig atu e as s ip 's odei t, so if ou

a ted to ou ould i po t that fu io a d do e e thi g the sa e past li e . That's half the s ipt that ou do 't ha e to i ple e t, a d it ill e faste a d o e a u ate tha taki g eule steps!

-Vi to

“i ple

Coupled

Wa t to lea o e a out P tho ?

Che k out the P tho tuto ials held i Ph s , o all Wed esda s at : i es a ha ge, keep up ith the ph s lu fa e ook page fo a ou e e ts

Make Physics The Dream It Used to Be

I te ie ith D . Cha da P es od-Wei stei : Kelsie ‘o so

D . Cha da P es od-Wei stei is a ea l u i e se os ologist a d outspoke a i ist o di e sit ithi “TEM ields, spe ii all ithi ph si s. O “epte e th, , D . Wei stei as i ited to the U i e sit of Wate loo to gi e a talk alled Let Physi s Be the D ea It Used to Be . The talk as hosted as a joi t efo t the Wate loo Pu li I te est ‘esea h G oup, Fe Ph s, a d the Bla k Asso iaio fo “tude t E p essio . The talk fo used o the topi of a ious p ejudi es a d dis i i aio s gei g i the a of hat ph si s should e a d ho i o iies a e ote dis ou aged f o stud i g ph si s. Ph si s, D . Wei stei elie es, should e a d ea ade ealit fo a o e that o ks fo it. E uall possi le fo e e o e, ot ese ed to those ii g i el-e a t ite ia of a e, ge de , o se ualit . Ate the talk, the edito of Da k Mate , “hosha ah B e-

Ma ahit, a d t o ite s fo Da k Mate , M self a d Kailas Cassid , sat do ith D . Wei stei fo a sho t i te ie a out he e pe ie es a d opi io s o ate s that i pa t the ph si s o u it to this da .

D . Wei stei de ided to e o e a ea l u i e se os ologist at the age of , he she i st sa the do u e ta A B ief Histo y of Ti e, a d as a azed that the e e e so e thi gs e e Ei stei ould t u -de sta d. “he as fas i ated that the e e e a eas i ph si s that she ight e a le to o t i ute to i the fu-tu e, a d age as a o i g people o the us ith des ipio s of pa i les f o Ha ki g s ook. “ou ds a litle fa ilia , does t it? Yeah, she as the sa e e d e all e e i ou ouths.

Wei stei ea ed he a helo s i Ph si s a d Ast o o a d Ast oph si s f o Ha a d College i a d e te ed i to he Maste s i Ast o o a d Ast oph si s at UC “a ta C uz. “he ega he PhD at UC “a ta C uz, ut fou d the d a i of ha i g Ph si s a d Ast o o ei g dife e t depa t e ts ithi the u i e sit to e st a ge, a d e e tuall s it hed di e io s to i ish he do to al disse taio u de the joi t supe isio of the U i e sit of Wate loo a d the Pe i ete I situte. “he e alled the s it h as a hi l i d, just taki g a ha e he it as ofe ed to he . I looki g a ou d at he opio s esides UC “a ta C uz, D . Lee “ oli of the

Pe i ete I situte i ited he to Wate loo, sa i g if she ould get a esea h p oje t i a eek, she ould sta fo he PhD. I stead, she sta ed th ee eeks i Wate loo, a d e e tuall ea ed he PhD he e.

Begi i g he highe edu aio i ph si s, Wei stei sa s she as sho ked the a ou t of dis i i aio sill a i el p ese t i ph si s: I thought the e e e lo u e s [of o e i ph si s] i the past e ause gi ls had ot ee e ou aged. Looki g a k o , I a see lots of e ide e of pate s of dis ou age e t a d dife -e es i eha iou et ee the gi ls i ath lasses a d the gu s. Wei stei e alled that g o i g up, she had e e ee dis ou aged he ath o ph si s tea he s i iddle a d high s hool. The had i stead e -ou aged he a d o ked ith he to ea h he goals, lo ki g he f o fa i g the dis i i aio she had o

idea e isted i the eal o ld. Begi i g U i e sit as a o a i s ie e as a sho ki g i t odu io to the ha sh ealit of thi gs: I thi k I had a e aï e poi t of ie . I thought the e e e fe e o e just e ause of the past. I did t ealise it as a a i e p o le . Wei stei e ou ted that the o as that I ould ask a

uesio a d so e gu i the a k of the lass ould s i ke a d go that as a stupid uesio .

Besides the se is sill a i el p ese t i “TEM ields toda , Wei stei s talk dis ussed the i lue e of a is o s ie ii histo , a d ho a people toda a e sill elu ta t to a k o ledge the o t i uio s of

people of olou i s ie e. The u edited histo of s ie e, Wei stei said, is a aila le o Wikipedia. It s ot hidde i the da kest pa ts of the i te et, ut the esista e to e og ize the hite ashi g of ou histo as a ield is ot u like the esista e to e og ize the se is i s ie e. The te t ook used fo Cal ulus he e at Wate loo, fo e a ple, sill efe e es Watso a d C i k as the dis o e e s of the heli shape of DNA ith-out e io of ‘osali d F a kli . Wei stei said that the e a e so a st u tu al i e i es fo the e itled to ig o e the opp essio the ha e i silled i to ou so iet : Ofe di g the hite sup e a ill ake life easie fo ost of the pla et, ut it ill ake life ha de fo the fe people ho a e full e eii g f o it. It is the ealit that those ho e eit hea a out i o iies ha i g o e oppo tu iies o ada s, a d a ill feel

th eate ed that.

As a s ie ii o u it , a lot of st ess has ee put o the sepa aio et ee polii s a d s ie e, a d o se ue tl a , Wei stei i luded, ha e e p essed thei opposiio to this ideal. Wei stei dis ussed this at le gth, alli g a k to the s, he iolog te t ooks i luded li es a out euge i s. Euge i s itself is a highl su je i e s ie e, ut it as t u il ate Wo ld Wa II that people ega to ealize that tea hi g euge i s ould ha e de astai g epe ussio s. Ote s ie ists elie e the a e ei g alue-f ee i s ie e, a d ote s ie ii histo is ei g e ite a d etold as su h. The li es a out euge i s e e si pl deleted f o the iolog te t ooks i so e ases, a d the est of the te t as let as-is, as if othi g had happe ed. Histo is e ite to sa iize it, so that he e look a k, e e told that e e step is alue-f ee: Oh, they e e just goi g to look at a solsi e i Haii, they e e ’t t yi g to ake the shippi g of sla es o e ei ie t ,

said D . Wei stei . This i dset pla s i to the a ai e of the G eat White Male “ ie ist , e of pu e s i-e e ho a e e e e ed solel fo thei o t i uio s to a ield of esea h. Thei olleagues fo gote , as

ell as ideals, a d polii al ie s e ased. Wei stei ote efe s to Ei stei i this a ai e. “he efe s to ot o l the e asu e of those ho helped hi i his dis o e ies, ut also his po t a al as a ha less, u li g old

a ho is o pletel u iased i all espe ts. Ei stei as a a ho, i a tualit , ote that a is is a p o le of the hite people as ell as ga e Ma ia A de so a pla e to sta he she as ki ked out of ho-tels e ause of a is . No o e is o pletel alue-f ee, ot e e s ie ists.

Ate a i edi le p ese taio a d i te ie , it as dii ult to e e fatho a a to e d the dis us-sio , ho e e e de ided to ask D . Wei stei if she had a ad i e to gi e to e i ds o i g i to ph si s, ega dless of thei ge de , a e, se ualit , o a thi g. What as o e thi g to keep i i d o ate ho ou

a e? He ad i e as this: Keep ou e es o the p ize…T to hold o to hat s ea i gful to ou a out ph s-i s; ou should t to e ho est to ou self a out hat ph si s is a d hat it is ot. “ ie e is good a d ad. It s ot eut al. Be ho est ith ou self a out that. If ou e thi ki g of lea i g, lea e fo ou o easo s a d ot so e od else s…as u h as ou a , t to ake the ou s. Fi d so ethi g ete .

“pe ial Tha ks to WPI‘G, Fe Ph s, a d BA“E fo aki g this i te ie a possi ilit , as ell as a shoutout to Kelsie ‘o so a d Kailas Cassid fo

olu tee i g to e i te ie e s a d ite s

Let to ‘ight:

“hosha ah, Kailas, Kelsie, Cha da

First Year Advice Column

He i st ea s! if ou' e eadi g this, ou ha e su essfull pi ked up a da k ate edi-io , o do loaded o e o hate e . a a s, o g atulaio s! You' e ell o ou a to e o i g a full ledged e e of ou ph si s o u it .

Wel o e, el o e. he e a e so e ips to ake ou u i e sit life a litle oole . . You hose ph si s a d that is eat. Ph si s is ha d, ut t ot to e dis ou aged. It s ell o th the efo t, a d ou ill lea a thi gs.

. T to s hedule ou i e, ause i e a age e t is o e of the ost i po ta t thi gs.

. Go to lass. It s goi g to e a g eat pa t of ou da si e ou' e goi g to e lea i g a out so ethi g that is eall ad.

. Make f ie ds i a d out of ph si s. Co e ha g out i the u de g ad stud oo , the ph s lu lou ge o the e fe ph s oo . a The u de g ad oo gets o ded so ei es. It s he e stud pa ies happe . a d

that I ea stud i g a ot al a s happe , ut it s a pa t ith ph si s. The ph s lu oo is s alle , ut e e it s got ou hes . It s i e e ause ou' e

lose to the othe s ie e lu oo s so ou a ake e e o e f ie ds s/o to the MN“ kids . The e is also a “ta u ks ight eside the lu hall, so get olle i g sta e-

a ds! The fe ph s oo is e this te . I' e he ked it out a fe i es a d I get eall

hill i es f o it. Go the e fo so e tea, a good pla e to o k, o just to take a eak!

. Help ea h othe out. Ph si s is ot a o peiio . We all ha e a o o goal, to g ad-uate ith a ph si s deg ee, so lets o k togethe . Ph si s is ha d, f ie ds ake it easie

ot to e io , o e fu .

. Keep eadi g da k ate , it s go e lit

-Pe elope Booze

Ha e uesio s?

Wa t Ad i e?

“e d su issio s to Pe elope Via

ph s lu da k ate @g ail. o

Physics in Society Ha e a opi io o topi s i so iet a d ho the elate to ph si s, a d o the e e se? The o e o out to the e t ii g sessio o e ail su issio s.

It ould e e iss of the autho ot to poi t out all the g eat thi gs a out this esea h efo e ii izi g the “ edish A ade s de isio to a a d it to these th ee s ie ists. The

de elop e t of topologi al ethods to des i e e tai states of ate ials is e i po ta t to ode o de sed ate ph si s. It s p o a l ot a leap to sa that this esea h is the ed o k of

a lot of ode o de sed ate o k. It is also e tai l t ue that the pote ial te h ologies e e ge t f o the de elop e ts ade Thouless, Koste litz, a d Halda e a e oluio ize te h olog . That s a gua l p et ool, a d e tai l dese i g of e og iio . That said, these te h ologi al de elop e ts ould ha e happe ed ithout the No el p ize. The e ipie ts ould ha e ee e og ized as leade s i thei ield ithout the No el p ize. You g stude ts ould ha e e o e i te ested i o de sed ate ph si s ithout the No el p ize.

At the ag itude of dis o e ha a te isi of those dis o e ies a a i g the p ize, the e is o ell-dei ed et i fo disi guishi g dese i g et ee ost dese i g . I the fa ield ie , o e a e a le to dete i e hi h dis o e ies e e o e i lue ial, ut i the lifespa of a

pote ial lau eate, it s ge e all ot possi le to do so. It is also p o le ai to o pa e esults i o e ield a d a othe a d all o e o e dese i g tha a othe . O e e ds up o pa i g g a itaio al a es ith topologi al i sulato s ith pulsa s ith the otaio u es of gala ies, a d it s o g-headed to de la e a o e of those o e i po ta t tha the othe st i tl o the asis of

e it of the esea h. Thus, the o l et i that akes se se is i fa t o e of the o igi al a dates of the p ize: to ha e a so ial i pa t o the popula it of s ie e. O e of the est a s to do that is to a a d the p ize to people f o u de - ep ese ted ide iies ithi the ph si s o u it tha is p ese tl do e.

Lets fa e it- the e a e e ough ole odels fo hite e i ph si s. I the past ea s, of the lau eates ha e ee hite e . A o a has ot o the No el p ize i ph si s si e . No la k pe so has e e o the p ize. This is t ep ese tai e of the ph si s o u it . The e a e la k ph si ists. The e a e fe ale ph si ists. The e a e ph si ists of e e ide it , a d so e of thei o k is just as fou daio al as a od s.

I ot ad o ai g fo ai ai e a io e essa il , ut o i ui g to a a d the p ize to hite e o e tha a o e else, the e hoosi g ot to a a d these ph si ists. A d it s a out

da ed i e the did. -Gauss

No el Ne s p.

No el Ne s p.

This last it ight ga e a it of heat, ut s e it, I thi k it s o th talki g a out at the e least.

The No el p ize i ph si s holds oste si l a e disi guished pedestal i pu li opi io , app e iaio , a d u de sta di g of s ie e. Ho e e , i a tualit , it is u h o e a u ate to sa that the p ize i di ates ho i ou so iet e i d it a epta le to deif , a d ig o es the efo ts of those ho o t i ute to the o k ut e ai u e og ized. Take, fo e a ple, the p ize a a ded to Pete Higgs a d F a ois E gle t i . While the dis o e of the Higgs pa i le a d the o i aio of the Higgs ield as a i po ta t dis o e , a d the t o e e e tai l dese i g, To Ki le as a gua l just as dese i g if

ot o e tha the p e ious t o. U fo tu atel , it ould ha e ee i possi le to a a d the p ize to Ki le ithout gi i g the p ize to his olla o ato s, a d the No el P ize o t a a d to

o e tha people at a i e.

Thus, Ki le a d his olla o ato s e ai o s u e i the pu li e e, despite o t i ui g to the esea h i a fu da e tal a .

The esta lish e t of the p ize, hile i i te t as fo the pu li e eit a d a a e ess of s ie e, has i posed upo s ie ists et a othe et i hi h the a easu es the sel es. It ei fo es the idea of s ie e as a o peiio . The a hai ules hi h di tate the a a di g of the p ize ea s that a people e d up issi g out o thei a a ds. The list of s ie ists ho should ha e ee a a ded the No el ut e e s u ed due to the -a a dee

a i u is likel lo ge tha the u e of a tual lau eates.

“o the uesio is, does the No el do a good e ough jo of i spi i g pu li pa i ipaio i s ie e to a a t the st ai it puts o s ie ists p ofessio all a d e oio all ? This autho te ds to thi k ot. You g hild e a e i te ested i s ie e ith o k o ledge of the p ize. The pu li at la ge a e ote i te ested i e s ie e a d e te h olog ithout the p ize. A gua l the i e s do t eed the o e , eithe . It s usto a fo the lau eates to do ate the p ize o e to ha it .

Ti e a d i e agai , the p ize has ee a ethod fo a e tai su set of ph si ists to o g atulate the sel es, a d a sou e of st ess a d disappoi t e t fo dese i g ut e e ildl u o e io al esea he s. The atu e of the p ize does ot ele t the olla o ai e

atu e of s ie e, a d pe petuates the he o th hi h e s a es too a ould- e Ei stei s.

-Gauss

Musi gs o the History a d Philosophy of Physi s

The e is this oio goi g a ou d that ph si s is i depe de t of he e so iet is at the o e t. That so ial issues should ot e dis ussed e ause the a e i ele a t to ou

ield. If e look i to histo , though, s ie e has ee a ele io of the i es. Ph si s, u like ou sphe i al o , does ot e ist i a a uu . F o its e egi i g, the este s ie ists hose a es e ha e e o ized e e ai l ealth e . O l the ealth ould get edu aio , a d e e the , s ie e as do e those ho e e so ealth that

the did ot eed to o k. The had the i e a d o e to esea h the deepe uesio s of life.

U i e siies did ot e e ad it o e u il the th e tu . Those ho did ea s ie e deg ees, su h as Ma ie Cu ie, e e ote o e shado ed thei hus a ds o othe ise p essu ed ith do esi duies. E e a e e t fe ale s ie ist's o itua oted the

o a 's s ie ii a hie e e ts as a ate thought hile stai g he do esi oles i st.

A othe o t o e s i hose s ie e e alue o es f o the este ias ou s ie e has. The athe ai al a d ast o o i al ad a e e ts that the Eg pia s, Ma a s a d othe a ie t i ilizaio s ade a e ote u edited. Hitle 's pe se uio of Je s a d othe i o iies fo ed s ie ists to lea e Ge a a d go else he e. Mea hile, the u ethi al e pe i e ts do e o hu a s i o e t aio a ps e e ot li ited to this i e a d pla e. Bla k fe ale sla es i No th A e i a e e fo ed to u de go epeated uts to thei ge itals i the a e of s ie e to lea ho to edu e o pli aio s i hild i th, sta i g the ield of g e olog .

As eas as it is to dista e ou sel es f o s ie e's da k past a d lai that ph si s is pu el o je i e, e a ot ig o e ho i t i atel the fa i of ou so iet a d ultu e is

o e i to ho s ie ists eha e as a hole. This is ot a o e's fault i pa i ula : ou edu aio i ph si s also ushes o e a u o fo ta le histo . We a e o pletel ig o a t as to ho ot to epeat histo 's sho t o i gs. As ph si ists, it is ou jo to e su e that e a e ot falli g i to pifalls that p e e t s ie e f o ei g pu el ethi al a d fai that gi es edit he e edit is due.

-Hed La a

It’s Time to Be Creative

Qua tu Co pui g Wo ’t Sol e E erythi g

B : Da “outhall

"What as A to Berko 's jo i a past life?

He as a et e ause he liked to operate o kets"

-Kyle I rie, 6

Got 99 Pro le s a d a Ket ai ’t o e

B : E pi e Eige state of Mi d

Spoted at Phys Study

Paul a d his Dog

“u issio : A Gu ho ‘eall Wa ted Pizza

A d o for a Epitaph o Ket hup, Hope, a d My Shoes

B : Gi l Yes, Pa ts No

The eek has ee lo g—a duousl so, like a ight that e e e ds. I i ed o a etaph si al le el. I de ide to f*****g t eat self to eakfast fo lu h f o ML s di e

e ause god da I f*****g eed that s**t fo soul. I eed it o e tha a p iest eeds a i le. “o I go o e a , t ekki g a oss a pus, do the stai s a d joi i g the supe

f*****g lo g li e at the di e . A gu t ies to ut i f o t of e a d I gi e hi a look that sa s I o last st i gs of e tal sta ilit a d if he akes e ait o e f*****g i ute lo ge fo this food I ill ot hold self a k f o s appi g his t ea he ous, soup-g a i g- efo e-

it- as-his-tu ha ds a d steppi g o e his f agile, o e i g od to get i to that god da hea e l di e . He looks si e el af aid fo his safet a d steps a k, keepi g a health dista e ate this. I do t a e that I ha e i this o e t pe fe ted the a t of sile tl p o isi g death. The ashie i all sa s it s tu to pla e o de .

I o de godl eakfast, at h ith o plete aptu e as the s a led eggs a d toast toast. Pa ith the last fe dolla s s aped out of the oto of a k a ou t. I a hea allet eepi g sotl i ha ds as the ashie sa s Se e dolla s, please like

“ata aski g fo soul—a d I ha d it o e all too illi gl . I g a so e ja a d ket hup a d egi the lo g t ek a k a oss a pus to the ph si s uildi g he e I usuall eat lu h

efo e e t ast o o le tu e.

It s a i d da .

I suppose that should ha e ee the i st o e .

The sk louds o e as if a i g e to tu a k, to ot follo i the path of I a us as I ala e k ife, fo k, apki , ja , a d ket hup o top of takeout o . A d the .

Disaste . A gust of i d like the gods the sel es desig ed it, a d ket hup takeout- up-

thi g falls to the g ou d outside the li a . I hea the s all late efo e I a e e p o ess the sad ess ithi e. I stop alki g, sta e do at the path, the a d e o lesto es splate ed ith ket hup like a i e s e e, the last sh eds of hope a d happi ess ithi e ipped out of hea t a d st e a oss a pus. The e’s a etapho i he e so e he e, I

thi k di l , a out ho u i e sity dest oys all that you a e.

I sta e at the ket hup fo a solid i ute, u o i g, u ata hed a d feeli g a g eat has i the pit of hea t, as if it has sudde l ollapsed i o itself to the ii al ass a d eated a la k hole. I just sta i g. I take a deep eath, s allo i g the age s elli g i

sto a h. I a t to s ea , , u se the f*****g i d fo aki g e eat ho e f ies d . I do t, though. Be ause I k o , i that o e t, that the u i e se is ig—it s too ig fo us to o p ehe d. It s old, a d ast, a d hu tli g out i to the oid, i to haos, a d Chaos does ’t

f*****g gi e a s**t a out us or our dry ho e fries. It’s o use, I ealize. I elease the deep eath a d alk o .

The e is sill ket hup splate ed o shoes, a d I lea e the i e s e e of hopes a d d ea s o the path outside the li a . It does t ate . It ll ai toda .

It ll all e ashed a a like the etapho fo u i e sit I k o is i the e so e he e.

A A alysis of Life

You a e o the oo . ou feel ei d, its uiet. You ki k up so e oo sa d. You eate a sa dsto . You a t see. You i d ou self o a o ea , ut ou a e ot o ea th. You hea so ethi g that is 't a seagull. The e a e a es. Ele t o ag ei a es. Also ate

a es si e ou' e o the o ea , ut that is 't ele a t ight o . You a e loai g i spa e. E ept ou a e ot ou. You just *a e*. You i d ou self a k o ea th. You' e ot su e hat to do ith ou self. You hea a lo k i ki g ut ou ig o e it e ause i e is 't eal. You thi k ou hea a s ea . You t to s ea , ut ou a ot. You i d ou self

f ee falli g th ough spa e. Whe e a e ou goi g? It does 't eall ate e ause the pizza as deli ious.

B : A Wo a ho ‘eall ‘eall a ted Pizza

Prof Quotes

You do t a t to tell the p ess ho s all ou P- alue is

-Ja es Ta lo , Co putaio al Ph si s Ph s su ited I ah I fa te

To olle t assig e ts, sta d al l i li e, hai eatl pa ted do the iddle

-Ja es Ta lo , Ph s

Quotes O Do o a i all of it s Glo

"...ze o, ze o, ze o, ze o, ze o, ze o..."

"A i i ite pla e ou a u i the ph si s sto e"

" lu ghagh uaagghhh"

"the e's a st ipe, it akes it go faste like a i g st ipes"

"I do 't e e get o jokes"

"I' goi g a ou d a d a ou d i a i le, like a ellipse"

"“o , ou ha e to do the gi afe... ou k o gi afes a e eall i te esi g, I take kids to see the ..."

" e o l oted fo Jusi T udeau e ause he ould gi e us dope. He's dope!"

"Happ Wed esda to ou, Happ Wed esda to ou" - to the tu e of Happ Bi thda

"I hope I' selli g this to ou...o sale o fo a lo p i e of $ . a o th, it's heape tha Nefli , gu s! Oh ait, [Nefli ] is $ . a o th."

"“o gu s that's la e , I ha e to go do la e shit ate , lite all . Do 't deal ith la e s"

" so oss F is e ual to...a do ut!"

"Who a es? No od a es! APATHY ‘ULE“!........"

"Whe e do e get these e uaio s? F o the ph si s sto e"

"Vi tual o k, like he I sa ...I as goi g to sa i tuall p o e a alie , oh ap, I said it"

"Yes, that's the o k, good o k!"

"This is a potato... e ause I' I ish."

"You a tell I' a g e ause I' ossed t i e" oss p odu ts

"Let's ake potato o e potato- "

"It's alled “ ell's La , it's got his a e o it so it's p et i po ta t"

"“ku ks a e s ell a d s ell is '“ ell's' La "

"... alled Eule , hi h is also the tea Wa e G etzk pla ed o ."

"G etzk did so e a eso e stuf ith Eule "

“i e el , Apa he Ata k Heli opte