Caltech in the News for the week of September 27, 2009

An Oct. 1 swarm of earthquakes in Central California received media coverage from outlets including KTLA-TV Channel 5, KBS-TV, KTTV-TV Channel 11, and Channel 18. Quoted were seismologists Sue Hough and Ken Hudnut.

http://www.ktla.com/videobeta/watch/
 

An Oct. 1 article on Bloomberg News quotes geologist Kerry Sieh on the possibility that the recent Sumantran earthquake was a harbinger of a larger tsunami-triggering quake in the region. Among other media outlets covering the story were blogs from Newsweek and The New York Times, and The Australian.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=aC_Ig7zpUgSs

http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/wealthofnations/archive/2009/10/01/two-earthquakes-in-two-days-coincidence-connection-conspiracy.aspx

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/30/video-of-earthquake-damage-in-indonesia/

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26152319-30417,00.html

 

Earthquakes in Indonesia, Samoa, and Peru on Sept. 29 and 30 triggered significant media coverage. Geophysicist Mark Simons, geologist Joann Stock, and seismologists Jean Paul Ampuero, Sue Hough, and Morgan Page were featured in stories from KTLA-TV Channel 5, KNBC-TV Channel 4, KTTV-TV Channel 11, CNN, KCBS-TV Channel 2, KABC-TV Channel 7, KMEX-TV, and KNX radio, among others.

http://www.ktla.com/videobeta/watch/

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/video?id=7039934

 

The Fall issue of Pasadena's Rose magazine includes a cover story on bioengineer John Dabiri and his research into the movement of jellyfish.

http://insidesocal.com/rose/2009/09/thats-genius-caltechs-john-dabiri-tells-us-why-you-should-care-about-a-brainless-boneless-creature.html

 

An Oct. 1 article on Esquire.com quotes physicist Sean Carroll answering questions about the concept of infinite darkness.

http://www.esquire.com/style/answer-fella/infinite-darkness-1009

 

Oct. 1 article in the UK's The Register quotes physicist Richard Mewaldt on the level of cosmic rays hitting a 50-year high. A similar story appeared on PhysOrg.com.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/01/cosmic_ray_high/

http://www.physorg.com/news173445919.html

 

An Oct. 1 article on the website The Golden Scribe describes the history of bulk metallic glass, discusses the contributions of materials scientist William Johnson and others, and points out that Caltech "is known to be one of the leaders in developing this technology."

http://www.golden-scribe.com/2054/what-is-bulk-metallic-glass-6/

 

A Sept. 30 ESPN story notes that Caltech professors are part of a group of economists arguing against granting the National Football League antitrust immunity.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=munson_lester&id=4518368

 

A Sept. 28 New York Times article on the hidden structures of water flow in Monterey Bay quotes applied mathematician Jerrold Marsden.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/29/science/29chaos.html?_r=1

 

A Sept. 28 UPI story notes that Caltech is among 13 universities receiving a U.S. Geological Survey ARRA grant to upgrade earthquake monitoring networks.

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2009/09/28/USGS-grants-to-boost-earthquake-monitoring/UPI-27141254163255/

 

A Sept. 28 story on Thaindian News featured work by environmental scientist Tapio Schneider on how global warming may affect future rainstorms. The story was also carried on Sindh Today and India Server, among others.

http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/global-warming-may-lead-to-heavier-rainstorms-in-future_100253281.html

http://www.sindhtoday.net/news/1/54924.htm

http://www.india-server.com/news/global-warming-may-trigger-more-floods-13056.html

 

In a Sept. 27 op-ed in the Boston Globe, chemistry Nobel Laureate Ahmed Zewail talks about Egypt's response to President Obama's June 2009 speech at the University of Cairo.

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/09/27/obamas_challenge_an_islamic_renaissance/