Canada's profile in the international physics community got a huge boost today as renowned "superstar" cosmologist Stephen Hawking accepted a research post at the country's "crown jewel" of theoretical physics study.
Hawking will hold the title of distinguished research chair at the prestigious Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. The role will see him make regular visits to the southwestern Ontario city, beginning next summer.
"The appointment marks a new phase in our recruitment that will see leading scientists from around the world establish a second research home at Perimeter Institute," said institute director Neil Turok.
Wow this is awesome! They must be special for him to choose to go there too.
Almost makes up for the embarassing appointment of that Goodyear guy as our science and technology minister.
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IQ tests are always normalized to average 100 for any population. So if Hawking's IQ were 3 billion, it would mean that the average IQ will still equal 100, but the rest of us would actually go down in IQ.
IQ tests are always normalized to average 100 for any population. So if Hawking's IQ were 3 billion, it would mean that the average IQ will still equal 100, but the rest of us would actually go down in IQ.
Ahhh... So that explains why I couldn't tie my shoes this morning.
IQ tests are always normalized to average 100 for any population. So if Hawking's IQ were 3 billion, it would mean that the average IQ will still equal 100, but the rest of us would actually go down in IQ.
Um.. ah but he's not moving here only visiting so he's not part of the population?
__________________ Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position.
But certainty is an absurd one.
He's a research chair, which means that he will be getting funding for that particular area of research and be a leader for the science. I'm sure that he will be on Canadian soil plenty though to give seminars and contribute to symposiums etc. Still exciting news.
Canada's average IQ just jumped a bunch - Stephen Hawking's coming to Canada!
