Inflation! The Good, Universal Kind!

[Rommie]

So, we're not gonna at least briefly touch on the big news yesterday? (Some folks in the site I work for did a bang-up job explaining things here.) Cause this is huge- definitely the biggest discovery in cosmology since the CMB was first discovered.

Also, check out this video of Andrei Linde who first proposed inflation being told of the discovery. Brought a tear to this scientist's eye.

[Sigma_Orionis]

I read the BBC note on it and (surprise) it was nowhere near as clear as the link you posted, BIG news indeed.

The video of Prof. Linde is heartfelt, I was thinking of Peter Higgs when CERN finally detected the Higgs Boson, Amazing these guys are around to see their work confirmed after so long.

[pumpkinpi]

A UMinnesota professor with whom my institution has collaborated was on the research team, and was at the announcement. He gave a talk for us a few weeks ago. I couldn't make it, but now I have to go back and listen to see if he hinted at any of this.
https://itunes.apple.com/itunes-u/cafe- ... d423802311
If you are interested, it's Clem Pryke, and he did the talk on February 26.

[FZR1KG]

The Universe runs on compound interest!

Couldn't help myself. lol

Pretty big news though.

[Swift]

So, we're not gonna at least briefly touch on the big news yesterday? (Some folks in the site I work for did a bang-up job explaining things here.) Cause this is huge- definitely the biggest discovery in cosmology since the CMB was first discovered.

Also, check out this video of Andrei Linde who first proposed inflation being told of the discovery. Brought a tear to this scientist's eye.

Thank you Rommie, that video was awesome. Brought a tear to my eye too. I think the first quote in my signature is very appropriate at the moment.