Stephen Sekula steve@hub.polari.us
Dallas, TX, USA
Husband; Associate Professor of Physics; I teach at SMU in Dallas, TX; I study the Higgs Particle with the ATLAS Experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN; writer and blogger; drummer; programmer; teacher; scientist; traveler; runner; gardener; open-source aficionado.
2021-04-07T22:51:18Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From BrookhavenLab on Twitter: 20 years in the making: Results from the g-2 experiment at @Fermilab support findings from Brookhaven’s earlier experiment, pointing towards new physics. https://www.bnl.gov/newsroom/news.php?a=1187602021-04-07T22:41:24Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From newscientist on Twitter: Strange muon behaviour hints at mysterious new particles and forces https://www.newscientist.com/article/2273740-strange-muon-behaviour-hints-at-mysterious-new-particles-and-forces/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=echobox&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1617807982 https://twitter.com/newscientist/status/1379816494188654596/photo/12021-04-07T22:31:31Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From Fermilab on Twitter: If you haven't yet taken yourself on a 360-degree tour of the Muon #gminus2 experiment, take a minute to experience the impressive experimental setup behind today's big result: https://360.fnal.gov/vr/muong2/muong-2.html https://twitter.com/Fermilab/status/1379857479832498176/photo/12021-04-07T22:31:31Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From NatGeo on Twitter: Measurements of the muon—a more massive sibling of the electron—seem to conflict with scientists’ best physics theory, the Standard Model https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/ultra-precise-experiment-finds-hints-of-unseen-particles-in-the-universe?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=twitter::cmp=editorial::add=tw20210407science-unseeenuniverseparticles::rid=&sf244718218=12021-04-07T22:31:30Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From Gizmodo on Twitter: Physics Mystery Gets Even Deeper After Long-Awaited Muon Reveal https://gizmodo.com/physics-mystery-gets-even-deeper-after-long-awaited-muo-1846632566?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=dlvrit&utm_content=gizmodo https://twitter.com/Gizmodo/status/1379813228188889090/photo/12021-04-07T22:31:29Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From sciam on Twitter: Muon experiment physicist David Hertzog of the University of Washington sits down with @ClaraMoskowitz to explain what today's exciting physics news really means. 🎧https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/big-physics-news-the-muon-g-2-experiment-explained/2021-04-07T22:10:52Z via NavierStokes To: Public
I really enjoyed the twin seminars today on both improved theoretical understanding of the Muon g-2, and the improved experimental understanding of g-2. I look forward to all the papers on the experimental results, but the >4 sigma disagreement between the two cannot be ignored.Wellness Journal, April 6, 2021
2021-04-07T21:10:44Z via NavierStokes To: Public
"Wellness Journal, April 6, 2021" Walking: burned 226 calories in 49 minutes. Teaching: burned 116 calories in 23 minutes. Intake: 2328 calories. Goal: 2290 net calories. https://steve.cooleysekula.net/blog/2021/04/06/wellness-journal-april-6-2021/ ( Feed URL: http://steve.cooleysekula.net/blog/rss2.xml )2021-04-07T15:40:57Z via NavierStokes To: Public
The Zoom webinar for muon g-2 is saturated at 5000 participants. Go to the live stream to watch the presentation of experimental results (going on now!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81PfYnpuOPA2021-04-07T01:21:00Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From Fermilab on Twitter: Make your official predictions! What do you think the first results from the Muon g-2 experiment at Fermilab will show? #gminus2 https://theory.fnal.gov/events/event/first-results-from-the-muon-g-2-experiment-at-fermilab/2021-04-07T00:50:58Z via NavierStokes To: Public
Had an awesome seni-normal moment today. Masked and socially distanced, one of our #PHYS1303 students and I used a force meter to measure the coefficient of static friction between a horseshoe and silicone. I said semi-normal. I was clear. https://twitter.com/drsekula/status/1379595353708724227/photo/12021-04-07T00:50:57Z via NavierStokes To: Public
Had an awesome seni-normal moment today. Masked and socially distanced, one of our #PHYS1303 students and I used a force meter to measure the coefficient of static friction between a horseshoe and silicone. I said semi-normal. I was clear. https://twitter.com/drsekula/status/1379595353708724227/photo/12021-04-07T00:50:57Z via NavierStokes To: Public
Had an awesome seni-normal moment today. Masked and socially distanced, one of our #PHYS1303 students and I used a force meter to measure the coefficient of static friction between a horseshoe and silicone. I said semi-normal. I was clear. https://twitter.com/drsekula/status/1379595353708724227/photo/12021-04-04T12:41:02Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From OdedRechavi on Twitter: Combining research with teaching https://twitter.com/LloydLegalist/status/1378045523643543558/video/12021-04-04T01:30:58Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From NASAJPL on Twitter: #MarsHelicopter touchdown confirmed! Its 293 million mile (471 million km) journey aboard @NASAPersevere ended with the final drop of 4 inches (10 cm) from the rover's belly to the surface of Mars today. Next milestone? Survive the night. https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter/ https://twitter.com/NASAJPL/status/1378513754241961985/photo/12021-04-03T14:41:09Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From aeartcentre on Twitter: Access "Drift: Art and Dark Matter" from anywhere. See works by Josèfa Ntjam, @nadialichtig, Anne Riley + @JolThoms: https://t.co/dMkHuDHVHc #DriftArtAndDarkMatter is a residency + exhibition project generated by Agnes @McDonaldInst + @SNOLABscience https://twitter.com/aeartcentre/status/1378346781143142403/photo/12021-04-03T14:41:08Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From aeartcentre on Twitter: Access "Drift: Art and Dark Matter" from anywhere. See works by Josèfa Ntjam, @nadialichtig, Anne Riley + @JolThoms: https://t.co/dMkHuDHVHc #DriftArtAndDarkMatter is a residency + exhibition project generated by Agnes @McDonaldInst + @SNOLABscience https://twitter.com/aeartcentre/status/1378346781143142403/photo/12021-04-03T14:41:07Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From aeartcentre on Twitter: Access "Drift: Art and Dark Matter" from anywhere. See works by Josèfa Ntjam, @nadialichtig, Anne Riley + @JolThoms: https://t.co/dMkHuDHVHc #DriftArtAndDarkMatter is a residency + exhibition project generated by Agnes @McDonaldInst + @SNOLABscience https://twitter.com/aeartcentre/status/1378346781143142403/photo/1Wellness Journal, April 2, 2021
2021-04-03T09:20:51Z via NavierStokes To: Public
"Wellness Journal, April 2, 2021" Cheat day! Walking: burned 369 calories in 72 minutes. Intake: 2560 calories. Goal: 2290 net calories. https://steve.cooleysekula.net/blog/2021/04/02/wellness-journal-april-2-2021/ ( Feed URL: http://steve.cooleysekula.net/blog/rss2.xml )2021-04-02T11:51:04Z via NavierStokes To: Public
It’s Tuesday again at SMU. That is all.