As Important As Einstein, A Woman?

Come now, how could that be?

Some consider Noether’s theorem, as it is now called, as important as Einstein’s theory of relativity; it undergirds much of today’s vanguard research in physics, including the hunt for the almighty Higgs boson. 

One of my favorite NYT science writers, Natalie Angier, explains.

And Don't Slip

Andrew Sullivan has an ongoing discussion of infinity going, and I grudginly am bookmarking because I "should" try to understand this stuff.
(In fact, I have a Neflix envelope on my desk containing the Nova segment on fractals. But only because I think they're pretty.)

My favorite comment so far:

One of the keys to math is not looking down.