Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Embattled 'Faster-than-Light' Neutrino Experiment Leaders Step Down

Embattled 'Faster-than-Light' Neutrino Experiment Leaders Step Down:
By Eugenie Samuel Reich of Nature magazine
The team that last year reported measurements showing neutrinos traveling faster than light has confirmed that two sources of error flagged in February explain the findings.
Analyses presented internally on 28 March and posted publicly on 30 March show that the measurements were skewed by a combination of a faulty cable and flawed timing in the experiment's master clock. [More]

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Can You Make Yourself Smarter?

Can You Make Yourself Smarter?: A new memory game has revived the tantalizing notion that people can work their way to a higher I.Q.