#BrianGreene, on this morning's announcement of the #NobelPrize in #physics: Hi Everyone, The Nobel Prize in Physics was announced this morning and it goes to David Thouless, Michael Kosterlitz, and Duncan Haldane for their #mathematical insights (mostly in the 1970s and 1980s) #explaining surprising and useful #quantum phases of #matter, including certain types of superconductors and superfluids. The results are #fascinating in their own right, revealing #nature's rich repertoire for configuring matter, but have the potential for great #impact in areas including #electronics, superconducting materials and perhaps even in quantum #computers. Congratulations to the new #Nobel #Laureates! --BG P.S. OK, I know what you're thinking: Why didn't the discovery of #gravitational #waves win the #prize? Thankfully, there are a wealth of discoveries deserving of such wide public recognition. And as you can see from this year's award, there is sometimes (often, in fact) a time delay between disco...