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The Space Review: Edge of the Universe

“Welcome to twenty-first-century cosmology,” writes Paul Halpern in the prologue to his new book, Edge of the Universe, “a highly precise field that is unafraid to admit that the vast majority of the universe is made of things beyond our current understanding.” Halpern writes for the educated layperson, and excels at using analogies to describe abstract astronomical concepts in terms easier to understand.

Read more: http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2177/1

Wired News: Mighty Tevatron Shuts Down After Decades of Physics Discoveries,

For the last 28 years, the Tevatron has been the real workhorse of particle physics,” said physicist Paul Halpern of the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia and author of the book Collider. Without it, physicists would have a large gap in their knowledge of the universe, he added.

Read more: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/09/goodbye-tevatron/

Inquirer OpEd: U.S. science is going the way of the shuttle

Paul Halpern writes, Large-scale research has been beset by budget cuts

Read more: http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/125936438.html