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Friday, March 18, 2005 Symmetry - March 2005 issue And while I'm updating on latest issues of symmetry, there is another one out also. Some highlights: - a spectacular gallery of some of the best photographs of particle physics labs - a feature on why scientists want to go underground - an entertaining essay on how bad physicists are at naming things - inside a microchip used in particle detectors You know you want a fix of particle physics...   9:40:01 PM  Your views [] Symmetry - world year of physics issue I should have mentioned when it came out that we published a World Year of Physics special issue of symmetry. The cover has generated much interest with various places requesting permission to use it on posters, in magazines, and all over the place. It's not your usual science magazine cover and I was a little nervous about running with it but it has been wildly successful. We won't do that every time but we are going to stretch the boundaries of what you see in science magazines. (I should say hi to the great designers at Sandbox Studio who do the design work with us.) Some of the highlights: - a photo essay of Stephon Alexander (who is also a Quantum Diarist) (photos taken by my friend Teresa, and you can even see the back of my head in one of the shots) - a wacky essay about a non-physicist visiting my workplace, SLAC (hi Allan, I'll come and visit you down in Costa Rica soon) - a feature on the search for ultra-high energy cosmic rays in Argentina - the strange Einstein paraphenalia you can find (not all of it is mine), including the only known verse to include the phrase "Einstein porn" - E=mc^2 in 60 seconds - a page of Einstein's handwritten manuscript including the earliest known mention of E=mc^2 - a look at Einstein's papers of one hundred years ago But you're going to have to search through the issue to find the face off between Einstein and Godzilla...   9:35:17 PM  Your views [] < % radio.macros.weblogEditBox ()%>

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