Lisa Randall

sjastro · #1 28-09-2010, 08:57 AM

While there is a dearth of female cosmologists and particle physicists here is one spunky looking lady who has been named in Time Magazines top 100 scientists and thinkers.

She has the ability of communicating science to the masses as exemplified by her book Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions.

Sorry Craig while Ed Witten might be your hero, I prefer Lisa any day. She has the brains and the looks.

http://www.time.com/time/specials/20...615997,00.html
http://randall.physics.harvard.edu/CV.html

Regards

Steven

CraigS · #2 28-09-2010, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by sjastro

While there is a dearth of female cosmologists and particle physicists here is one spunky looking lady who has been named in Time Magazines top 100 scientists and thinkers.

She has the ability of communicating science to the masses as exemplified by her book Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions.

Sorry Craig while Ed Witten might be your hero, I prefer Lisa any day. She has the brains and the looks.

http://www.time.com/time/specials/20...615997,00.html
http://randall.physics.harvard.edu/CV.html

Regards

Steven

Hmm .. not bad looking from the 'Time' photo .. 48 years old, eh ?
Marital status ??? … unknown … other vitals ?? .. unknown
Photo in Wiki .. tough looking !! .. wouldn't wanna wrangle with her on topics discussed here!
Love to read her book. A 'must get', by the sound of it !
Graduated with Brian Greene, eh ??

Ok.. Randall's Hamster it is ! ..for a day ..maybe more after I've read her book !

Cheers
PS: The time photo is 3 years old !! I've always kind of favoured Carolyn Porco .. she's got a sense of humour and is more of a dreamer, though … hmm …decisions, decisions ..!

sjastro · #3 28-09-2010, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by CraigS

Hmm .. not bad looking from the 'Time' photo .. 48 years old, eh ?
Marital status ??? … unknown … other vitals ?? .. unknown

Her vitals? What do you want to know her figure measurements, IQ or both.

They didn't have supervisors like this when I was at Uni.

Steven

CraigS · #4 28-09-2010, 09:34 AM

We're in deep doo doo, now !

I've just hooked Suzy into looking at this thread !!

Look out !!! Head for cover !!!

PS: WE never had anyone like this when I went to Uni !!

sjastro · #5 28-09-2010, 09:42 AM

Now you've done it.

I'm getting out of here!

Steven

CraigS · #6 28-09-2010, 10:24 AM

That'll teach him !!

No more messin' with me !!

CraigS · #7 28-09-2010, 11:04 AM

Ah now that I've snooped out some of Lisa's papers, it looks like she's spent time working on all items (3) to (7) !:

From Steven's list of difficulty:

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In terms of difficulty here is my ladder (by all means not absolute).

(1) GR simple.
(2) QM simple.
(3) Quantum Electrodynamics harder.
(4) Quantum Chromodynamics harder still.
(5) Electroweak theory harder still.
(6) GUTs All very difficult.
(7) String Theory, Superstring Theory etc hardest of all.

What makes (7) so difficult it incorporates a lot of pure mathematics which is outside the scope for many physicists and applied mathematicians.

Hmm … no slouch all right !!

Cheers

CraigS · #8 28-09-2010, 11:13 AM

There are a few YouTubes featuring her as well … just watched a short one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7XtqH6ETZc

the comments are very inciteful as well … (esp #1) .. oops .. I meant insightful ! .. (pardon my spelling .. gotta work on that …)

Cheers
PS: Wait until Carl gets a hold of this thread .. there'll be no stopping him ! Suzy .. where are you ??

renormalised (Carl) · #9 28-09-2010, 12:23 PM

Yes, I do know about Lisa, and yes she is good looking

And yes, I did have a tutor in an undergrad 2nd year Comp Sci subject better looking than Lisa

She had been a part time model when she was in high school...she was finishing up her PhD at the time.

renormalised (Carl) · #10 28-09-2010, 12:25 PM

And I wish she (Lisa) was a member here...Alex would be toast (and so would the rest of the EU/PC crowd, including Peratt et al)

CraigS · #11 28-09-2010, 12:40 PM

Bit of an anti-climax there, Carl ..

Need to clear your mind of PC/EU, fella …
… mine is !!

Cheers

renormalised (Carl) · #12 28-09-2010, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by CraigS

Bit of an anti-climax there, Carl ..

Need to clear your mind of PC/EU, fella …
… mine is !!

Cheers

Got a lot more to worry about than those fools. But it would be funny to watch a tenured, world famous, Harvard Uni Chair of Physics tear these guys apart with just a few words

I doubt Peratt and Co would be game to open their mouths

sjastro · #13 28-09-2010, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by CraigS

There are a few YouTubes featuring her as well … just watched a short one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7XtqH6ETZc

the comments are very inciteful as well … (esp #1) .. oops .. I meant insightful ! .. (pardon my spelling .. gotta work on that …)

I was prepared to download the YouTube clip with my ultraslow dial up connection.

Wow a supporter of the very old Kaluza-Klein theory which is a precursor to string theory.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaluza%...93Klein_theory

Smart, attractive and not exactly mainstream.

Regards

Steven

mithrandir (Andrew) · #14 28-09-2010, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by renormalised

Yes, I do know about Lisa, and yes she is good looking

Pamela Gay isn't hard on the eyes either.

A public school kid through and through, I received a B.S. in Astrophysis from Michigan State University in 1996 and a Ph.D. in Astronomy from the University of Texas in 2002. Today, I teach at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Although my first research love was and remains variable stars (I even serves on the council of the American Association of Variable Star Astronomers), I have committed scientific adultery more than once to steal moments for exploring the secrets of galaxy evolution. Today, I am part of the Galaxy Zoo collaboration, and work with an amazing team of students helping writing the software and education content for the Zoo.

DavidU (Dave) · #15 28-09-2010, 02:46 PM

Not a bad CV !

renormalised (Carl) · #16 28-09-2010, 04:12 PM

Just thought of someone....applied mathematician and actress Danica McKellar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InY2hzvs75o

Or, how about Serena Kamber, a scientist at Manchester Hospital...

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...cle1211985.ece

Or aerospace engineer at NASA, Summer Williams....

http://spacemonitor.blogspot.com/200...1_archive.html

(scroll down the page on this one)

CraigS · #17 28-09-2010, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by renormalised

Just thought of someone....applied mathematician and actress Danica McKellar

Maths book editor ?? Too young. I'm not too fluent in Maths !!

Quote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InY2hzvs75o

Or, how about Serena Kamber, a scientist at Manchester Hospital…

A bio-med scientist !!! The enemy of mankind !! Too young, also.

Quote:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...cle1211985.ece

Or aerospace engineer at NASA, Summer Williams….

http://spacemonitor.blogspot.com/200...1_archive.html

(scroll down the page on this one)

An Engineer !! Now that's what I'm talkin' 'bout … oh hang on .. too young also.

Lisa wins !!! Discovery credits: to Steven !!

CraigS · #18 28-09-2010, 04:53 PM

There's always young Sarah Kendrew … but she's only a cartoon ..

CraigS · #19 28-09-2010, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by sjastro

I was prepared to download the YouTube clip with my ultraslow dial up connection.

Wow a supporter of the very old Kaluza-Klein theory which is a precursor to string theory.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaluza%...93Klein_theory

Smart, attractive and not exactly mainstream.

Regards

Steven

Oh .. Steven …

…. I'm afraid Uncle Ed won't be happy about her .. trying to mix Gravitation and Electromagnetism ??? A usurper !!

… My hopes are dashed !!

Octane (Humayun) · #20 28-09-2010, 04:59 PM

Pamela Gay has a voice that would melt butter.

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