Whispers Radio April 9th 2012: Steven Manly

Tonight we welcomed Steven Manly We discussed hid book Visions of the Multiverse. The idea of a multiple universe reality is no longer considered speculative or implausible by many physicists; rather, it is deemed inescapable. Distinct concepts of the multiverse spring from quantum mechanics, cosmology, string theory-based cosmology, and ideas about a mathematics based reality that borders on the religious. Dr. Steven Manly works on experiments at high energy accelerators around the world, probing the structure of matter and the forces of nature. He has authored or co-authored over 200 scientific publications with ridiculously opaque titles. Equipped with a Ph.D. in high energy physics from Columbia University, Professor Manly teaches at the University of Rochester, where he terrorizes students in the introductory physics course sequences. In 2003, he was named the N.Y. State Professor of the Year and, more recently, was the recipient of the 2007 Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award by the American Association of Physics Teachers. When he's not off smashing atoms with his buddies, Professor Manly resides in Fairport, New York.