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Talk for the Bristol (UK) Festival of Ideas on similarities between everyday activities like crosswords, card games, and sports and the process of scientific discovery.

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2-Across: Theory of interactions between light and matter (2 words)

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Max_Planck_1901.GIF

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Einstein_patentoffice_full.jpg

2-Across: Theory of interactions between light and matter (2 words)

R I NT E AC LE PP H O T O NS

M S KTEIN

U N C

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ernest_Rutherford_(Nobel).jpg

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US Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ggbain-35303

Image: Pieter Kuiper

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Broglie_Big.jpg

2-Across: Theory of interactions between light and matter (2 words)

R N H O I NT T B E AC U LE O R PP H O T O NS A

M

M C R R S KL F T

D E B R O G L I EU R IS D N

U U E H N C

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Double-slit_experiment_results_Tanamura_2.jpg

Image: NIST

http://www.davidreneke.com/

http://www.discoveringfossils.co.uk/

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/328/5977/463.abstract

http://www.sciencecartoonsplus.com/http://justlikecooking.blogspot.com/2012/05/stock-photo-fun-confused-scientist.html

Image: CERN

http://sherlock.boardhost.com/

2-Across: Theory of interactions between light and matter (2 words)

R N H O I NT T B E AC U LE O R PP H O T O NS A

M

M C R R S KL F T

D E B R O G L I EU R IS D N

U U E H N C

2-Across: Theory of interactions between light and matter (2 words)

R N H O I NT T B E AC U LE O R PP H O T O NS A

M

M C R R S KL F T

D E B R O G L I EU R IS D N

Q U A N T U M M E C H A N I C S

Quantum Bidding in Bridge

Physical Review X 4, 021047 – Published 12 June 2014

Credit: Laurie Hatch/ W. M. Keck Observatory

Photo by Tom Balonek

Image: NASA

http://www.astro.virginia.edu/class/majewski/astr313/lectures/photometry/

Image: NASA Image: Hyperphysics

Images: NASA

Image: NOAO

Images: Becky Koopmann

NGC 2090

http://animated-sun.weebly.com/animated-solar-system.html

https://www.astro.virginia.edu/class/whittle/astr553/Topic05/t5_rotcurv.html

(Rubin et al 1978 ApJ 225 L107)

Begeman et al., 1991, M. N. R. A. S., 249, 523 http://bustard.phys.nd.edu/Phys171/lectures/dm.html

http://www.hindawi.com/journals/aa/2009/752439/fig1/

http://classic.sdss.org/legacy/

Image: NASA

Ordinary Matter

Dark Matter

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/mar/26/bridge-vanderbilt-trophy

“Fussball ist wie Schach, nur ohne Würfel.” – Lukas Podolski

Photo: Sky Sports

“Football is like chess, without the dice.” – Lukas Podolski

Photo: Sky Sports

“Football is like chess, without the dice.” – Jan Böhmermann spoofing Lukas Podolski

Photo: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Bradley Ormesher/ The Times

REUTERS/GIAMPIERO SPOSITO

Photo: AP

GIF from: http://worldsoccertalk.com/

Photo: Action Images/ Daily Telegraph

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/07/02/sports/worldcup/all-of-tim-howards-saves.html

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/07/02/sports/worldcup/all-of-tim-howards-saves.html

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/07/02/sports/worldcup/all-of-tim-howards-saves.html

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/07/02/sports/worldcup/all-of-tim-howards-saves.html

Via headlinesamerica.com

http://prints.rmg.co.uk/art/513777/Marine_timekeeper_H1_front_view

1 second = 9,192,631,770 oscillationsof light from 133Cs ground-state hyperfine

Image: NIST

1.0000000000000000 ± 0.0000000000000001 s

Adapted from C.W. Chou, et al., Science 329, 1630 (2010);

100,000,000,000,000,000 “ticks”

Photo: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

http://www.newgrange.com/guest-photos.htm

http://www.newgrange.com/guest-photos.htm

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