From the Edge of the Universe to the Inside of a Proton

November 13, 2017 ~ cafebedouin

"But we should count ourselves lucky; there have not always been 62 orders of magnitude of universe to explore, and there won’t always be. As Scharf explained, 'If you turn the clock back far enough to the Big Bang, obviously there was a time when the number of scales that were causally connected were fewer, … Continue reading From the Edge of the Universe to the Inside of a Proton

Dimensions of Symmetry

November 12, 2017November 4, 2017 ~ cafebedouin

"No face, however beautiful, is perfectly symmetrical: Eyes may be different sizes, the right cheek may be plumper than the left, one ear may sit higher on the head. Budding restorative artists learn that a person’s nose is one eye wide, as is the distance between their eyes. A mouth is two eyes wide. A … Continue reading Dimensions of Symmetry