Nobel Conference 50: Where Does Science Go From Here? (Wednesday)

[mrissa]

See my first post for a description of Nobel Conference and Tuesday’s speakers.

Wednesday morning began with a rare livestream session, this one from Steven Weinberg. He talked about the clues we have to the hidden world beyond the standard model: where do things get weird consistently, and what would it take to find out what’s going on there? I

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[finnyb]

Retinopathy? Fascinating! (My own severe vision issues--think legally blind--were caused by Retinopathy of Prematurity.)  I so rarely heard people talk about any sort of retinopathy at all, particularly with any ways to help. Fascinating!

[ashnistrike]

Awesome stuff!

Oxytocin is weird, and there are a lot of studies that don't show what they claim to--not only because of the snorting thing, but because we don't actually know how blood oxytocin levels correlate with central nervous system levels, and the assays are done wrong a good percentage of the time so reported figures vary wildly. And there are some cool findings that suggest oxytocin actually heightens whatever your social default is--even if it's to be a paranoid jerk rather than lovingly attached.

[firecat]

Thank you for the writeup posts, I love them!