Rundown on inflation and gravity waves

[steuard]

So that physics announcement that I posted the rumors about happened, and it was indeed just as big of a deal as rumor had made it. Here are a few links I've found that summarize the results nicely:

• An overview for general audiences by Scientific American.
• A nice discussion of the details along with some reasons for the usual skepticism.
• An informal

Comments

[kirinn]

Oh yeah, I was meaning to ask if you've seen the PhD Comics on this, and if it seems like a good high-level glance at the issue from your perspective.

[steuard]

Yeah, I thought about adding that here, and then I realized I'd already probably chattered about this announcement enough. :) (Maybe I ought to post it for family on Facebook or something, though... I've had it open in a tab since it came out.)