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July 4, 2020September 28, 2020

Hummingbirds

We just made our hummingbirds’ lives a little easier. We trimmed the Firebush. It was getting so big we couldn’t walk past it in our little yard, so I cut back about a third of it. There are still plenty of flowers all over the top, but way less for the little birds to remember. The little birdbrains can remember every feeder along their migration route and even recognize individual people who refill the feeders too. Maybe as we welcome back the flood of hummingbirds in the fall on their migration south to Central America, some of them will be glad to see us as well.

July 3, 2020September 28, 2020

Ghislaine Maxwell

Just when we thought Jeffrey Epstein’s secrets about the rich and powerful died with him when he committed suicide, here in today’s news comes the arrest of his partner-in-crime for recruiting, using, and sharing underage girls, Ghislain Maxwell. Guess one more person will have to commit an unattended suicide for the secrets to stay safe.

July 2, 2020September 28, 2020

FW: Physics Talk 5:30 Aspen Time Tonight

Tonight at 5:30 Mountain Time. A discussion on black holes and the information paradox!

It’s there just for the clicking on the link below.

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2020 Heinz R. Pagels Physics Talks

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5:30 Aspen time (11:30 UTC) followed by an interactive Q&A

Netta Engelhardt

MIT

The Black Hole Information Paradox:

A Resolution on the Horizon?

Can information escape from a black hole? General Relativity, which describes the behavior of black holes, and quantum mechanics, which describes the behavior of information, do not agree on the answer. This disagreement is the essence of the famous 45-year-old Black Hole Information Paradox. Understanding the resolution of this problem is a central pillar in the quest for quantum gravity, a theory that describes the universe at the smallest scales by unifying General Relativity and quantum mechanics. In the past year, there has been an unprecedented amount of progress towards a resolution. I will describe the origin of the paradox and the current status in light of the new developments.

Netta Engelhardt grew up in Jerusalem, Israel and Boston, MA. She received her BSc in physics and mathematics from Brandeis University and her PhD in physics from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She was a postdoctoral fellow at Princeton University and a member of the Princeton Gravity Initiative prior to joining the physics faculty at MIT in July 2019.

Professor Engelhardt works on gravitational aspects of quantum gravity with an emphasis on string theory. Her research focuses on understanding the predictions of quantum gravity in the vicinity of gravitational singularities. These include phenomena such as the thermodynamic behavior of black holes as well as cosmic censorship, the hypothesis that singularities are always hidden behind event horizons. She approaches these problems from the perspective of semiclassical gravity, leveraging insights from the interplay between gravity and quantum information via gauge/gravity duality.

Introducer and Co-host: Hong Liu, MIT

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July 2, 2020June 5, 2022

Hummingbirds

Watching a hummingbird fly around a bush checking out each flower, you might think it is following a random path, but it isn’t. Studies show hummingbirds remember every flower they visit.

Can you imagine that? This firebush in our yard has a thousand flowers on it.

The hummingbird knows this bush and every other bush in the neighborhood! It doesn’t waste time going back to a flower it has already visited and it knows how long to wait for the plant to replenish the pollen and nectar.

How do they do it? Brains. Size matters. Now you may not think much of the size of a hummingbird brain, it’s smaller than a pea, but the brain of a hummingbird makes up 4% of its bodyweight. We humans? A measly 2%. So the next time somebody calls you a birdbrain, check to see if they mean hummingbird.

July 1, 2020September 28, 2020

The weekly fishing report

…from our favorite outfitter shop in West Yellowstone. Fly fishing on the Madison. That wouldn’t suck at all right about now.

Madison River Fishing Report Weather

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Madison River Fishing Report for June 16, 2020

Madison River Stream Flows

West Yellowstone – 575cfs
Hebgen Dam – 1270cfs
Kirby Ranch – 1750cfs
Cameron – 2380cfs

Upper Madison: Flows on the Madison have come down almost 50 percent throughout the course of the last week and they are still coming down gradually. The river is coming into great shape and is now much more navigable for all anglers. Wade fisherman can venture off the banks more and floaters can now get under bridges to open up the Lyons to Windy/Pal stretches. Nymphing and streamer fishing will still be your most productive methods, but we should hopefully start seeing some dry fly action picking up in the near future.

Flies: #8-10 Sili-legs, #12-14 Biot Golden Stone, San Juan Worm, #12 Tactical Tung. Pink Hot Spot Jig, #14-16 Frenchie, #14-16 Red Neck, #16 Olive Hot Spot Perdigon, #16 Iron Lotus, #6 Mini Sex Dungeon, #6 Mini Bangtail, #2 Meat Whistle

Hebgen: Fishing on the lake picked up much more consistently for us when we haven’t been getting blown off the water these past few gusty days. While we have still been focusing most of our efforts along the north shore, don’t hesitate to spread out and explore the Madison arm and main lake. Chironomid nymphs under an indicator will provide your best action.

Flies: #12 O.S. Opal/Red Buzzer, #14 Black/Red Nugget, #6 Olive Hot Bead Leech, #8 Canadian Goat Leech

Gallatin: Like the Madison, the Gallatin has dropped significantly over the last week as well and should be plenty fishable. Nymphing with a larger rubber legs or worm with a smaller trail nymph is going to be your best bet for now, but this is a place we’ll also hope to start seeing some dry fly opportunities soon as well. There is construction happening on 191 and you will likely get stuck waiting at one of the stoplights for a bit, so just be patient.

Firehole: If you are looking to find rising fish, the Firehole is still your place. As we get some stormier weather starting today until the weekend, look for baetis and PMD emergences in the afternoons. You can also almost always bet on at least a few fish eating White Miller caddis. Swing soft hackles the rest of the time to make for a day of great fishing.
Flies: #18 BWO Sparkle Dun, #16-18 BWO Klinkhammer, #16 Parachute PMD, #16 Tilt Wing PMD, #16 PMD Cripple, #14 Tan Elk Hair Caddis, #14 Tan/Olive Diving Caddis, #12 Partridge & Green, #12 Partridge & Peacock, #14 Partridge & PT

Madison: We have been having some steady fishing with Salmonflies, though this may slow down given the weather over the next few days. While the weather may affect how many naturals you see, it still wouldn’t hurt to try throwing some around. There still could be a fair number of fish looking up for them. Like the Firehole, PMDs and baetis could make an appearance in the next few days as well so keep your eyes open for that.
Flies: #10 Hot Cake Salmonlfly, #8-12 Razorback Salmonfly, #8 Supafly Salmonfly

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