The following two items involve topics that you may not be\u00a0fully\u00a0understand \u00a0(I sure don’t) but can still be fun if you have any interest in fundamental physics:<\/p>\n
Nobel physicist\u00a0Gerard \u2032t Hooft<\/a>\u00a0offers some interesting speculation on what sort of physics might lie beneath quantum mechanics:\u00a0Does Some Deeper Level of Physics Underlie Quantum Mechanics? An Interview with Nobelist Gerard \u2019t Hooft – Critical Opalescence\/Scientific American Blog Network<\/a><\/p>\n (‘t Hooft, by the way, is an enthusiastic supporter of the Mars One initiative:\u00a0Prof. Dr. Gerard ‘t Hooft, ambassador of Mars One – Mars One<\/a>.)<\/p>\n ===<\/p>\n Joe Polchinsky gives a general overview of the black hole intersection of quantum mechanics and general relativity and the key questions that arise there:<\/p>\n