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December 05, 2006
Theoreticians ponder why we exist: Scientists debate how anthropic reasoning predicts cosmological constant
MSNBC.com, December 4, 2006
The emergence of humans in the universe might not tell us anything concerning the fundamental constants of nature as scientists have speculated, new theoretical findings argue. The idea known as the anthropic principle states that human existence is possible only if fundamental constants such as the speed of light or the strength of gravity are not higher or lower than what is observed. However, theoretical physicist Glenn Starkman of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland and cosmologist Roberto Trotta at Oxford University in England take issue with how anthropic reasoning predicts the cosmological constant. Read article.
November 22, 2006
Dateline revisits school shooting at Case Western Reserve
Dateline MSNBC, November 22
Dateline MSNBC has produced a segment about the May 2003 fatal shooting at the Peter B. Lewis Building at the Weatherhead School of Management. The segment "Terror in the Afternoon," is said to offer a "rare look inside a hostage drama, a day-long siege, in which every second and decision made the difference between life and death." The segment, a video transcript, discussion board, and other materials are now online. Read transcript.