Hey everyone sorry it’s been a minute, but I went on a little birthday vacation. Actually I call it that, but what really happened was my classes started. Even though it was my birthday, this was the second week of school. It took me a minute to try and arrange my time for three class, the fact I work full time and I’m working on my blog. Plus I may be working as an assistant editor part time for a friends website. It’s new to me but I’m also excited about it. I get a chance to blend in my geek knowledge with my ever growing editing skills. I have come to the conclusion that I will begin to do my blog every week instead of every other day. I know , I know. You all will miss me but anyway I’m back. Look at it this way. Now you really will anticipate what website I will showcase.
Since I used part of this post to announce my plans for the 
website for the next few months, I will only have one link today. I’ve chosen “The Elegant Universe”, it’s a new PBS NOVA program that is hosted by Dr. Greene that now can be downloaded and watched on the computer. It follows the awesome but mind-boggling world of string theory. Sting theory is as Dr. Greene explains:
“Electrons and quarks, little dots that you couldn’t’t divide any further,”… “Now we imagine that those dots are really little filaments,
little string-like filaments of energy that can vibrate.” Like the strings of
a violin, string-theory filaments “vibrate in a wealth of different patterns,
but instead of hearing them as notes, we see them as different particles. So
an electron is a string vibrating one way; a quark is a string vibrating a different
way.”
As one website that explains the program puts it, “One of the more intriguing things about string theory is that it implies more than four dimensions, possibly as many as eleven! But the other dimensions are so small that we can’t perceive
them. Imagining more than four dimensions is one of the challenges of describing the theory. But “The Elegant Universe” uses numerous graphics to paint a picture that’s easier to understand. Viewers will even get to visit the Quantum Café, where they can experience life at the quantum level, where ice cubes can pass through glasses.”
It may be a little advanced but I think if you find it interesting enough, you may find yourself reading on your own time to understand this complex but fascinating theory.
-SIDE NOTE- I was thinking of having a link to
a separate page that would be just for my opinions on the different
issues that are upon us today. If you feel you would be interested, let
me know. There would be a comment section for any reply you would have
and hopefully it can spark good conversation as well as help each of us
to learn something.
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