Archive for the 'Personal' Category

Universitas Magistrorum et Scholarium

16th January 2007

I have arrived back in Waterloo to start my new hybrid University/Perimeter Institute position.  It’s been quite a long break from posting, because - strangely enough - having two affiliations means I had to do twice the amount of paperwork to get myself set-up this time.  As much as I loved being at PI, it [...]

Happy Holidays!

21st December 2006

As I don’t expect to be able to blog again before the Xmas break, I’d like to wish all readers of QQ a happy whateveryou’recelebrating.
The holidays are one of those times of year when relatives get the opportunity to ask you, “So, what exactly is it that you do research on?”. This dreaded question [...]

The Cambridgeshire Cat

3rd October 2006

I have left the sunny climbs of Canada for a few months, in favor of the eternally sweltering UK.
In fact, I am visiting the University of Cambridge, which reminds me of the following quote from Stephen Hawking:
“When I hear of Schrödinger’s cat, I reach for my gun.”
Although attributed to him, I wasn’t able to [...]