Return to Scotland

Leaving Glasgow now, after what I would call a successful trip. Generally, I feel that anytime they invite you back to speak again next year, your presentation has been a success.

The subject of my talk last night was "Neutrino Astronomy". I presented to the Astronomical Society of Glasgow, reusing one of my lectures that has been well received at the Oxford University Department of Continuing Education's 2010 Astronomy Weekend as well as at the British Astronomical Association's 2011 Winchester weekend. Amazingly enough, no one asked about superluminal neutrinos... so I brought the topic up myself in the question period -- after that, there was a goodly amount of interest.

By chance, I happened across the Occupy Glasgow protests, camped out in the statue-laden George Square, where my hotel was located. It is rather impressive to watch the Occupy movement spread so far from Wall Street. Let's hope the momentum continues!

All in all, not a bad week. Chicago on Monday -- including time at Fermilab and gaming in the evening with the gleeful gyades, the spiffy xirpha, and the lovely danaeris; Oxford on Tuesday; London on Wednesday -- plus a date with my darling miss_amaranth in the evening; Glasgow on Thursday; and now back to Oxford once more for theatre with my beloved cheshcat this evening!

Back in Glasgow again in a fortnight to give a seminar on T2K results. Much to do between now and then!