Guest Thinkers — September 1, 2010

When there is no news …

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As you could probably figure out, sometimes there isn’t much new volcano-related news out there in the get interwebs. I’ve been trying to think of ways to fill in some of that time, but I thought I’d ask you, the readers, what you’d like to see. Please respond to the poll (below) and leave me comments on any ideas you might have for material that you might find interesting here on Eruptions

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A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

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New theoretical calculation solves the “muon g-2” puzzle

A longstanding mismatch between theory and experiment motivated an exquisite muon measurement. At last, a theoretical solution has arrived.

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