Recently, I watched a fellow particle physicist talk about a calculation he had pushed to a new height of precision. His tool? A 1980s-era computer program called FORM. Particle physicists use some of ...
The 2021-’22 cohort of the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering’s Startup Program flashes “W” signs for the UW. The program supports incoming undergraduates from underrepresented ...
Maintenance of the software that’s used for the hardest physics calculations rests almost entirely with a retiree. The situation reveals the problematic incentive structure of academia. Recently, I ...