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AND WHEN YOU'RE OUT AND ABOUT YOU CAN ALWAYS KEEP UP-TO-DATE BY FOLLOWING SOME PHYSICISTS ON TWITTER Jeff Forshaw (@jrf1968) In the Summer 2015 edition of Ignis we highlighted the International Year of Light. We revisit it with a link to download the official book “Inspired by Light: Reflections from the International Year of Light 2015”, a collection of 56 posts that were published on the IYL 2015 blog. Enjoy a snapshot of the current state of art of light-based technology and its many applications. Brian Cox (@ProfBrianCox) Jim Al-Khalili (@jimalkhalili) Andy Newsam (@AstroAndyN) Michio Kaku (@michiokaku) GROAN TIME What is the nam Sherlock Ohms Q: A: Q: A: e of the first elec http://light2015blog.org/2016/01/18/ inspired-by-light-reflections-from-theinternational-year-of-light-2015-book/ tricity detective? e meal? physicist's favorit What is a nuclear Fission Chips. , one of them said ross a road when ac ng ki al w e u er yo Two atoms w other replied, "Are on!" "Really!" the tr ec el an st lo I k "I thin solutely positive." sure?" "Yes, I'm ab t it used to be? entropy isn't wha at th d ar he u yo Have es it take ity theoretists do iv at el l-r ra ne ge How many Q: bulb? to change a light te space. lb and one to rota bu e th ld ho to e Two. On A: e other? nucleus say to th 38 -2 m iu an ur e What did on Q: "Gotta split!" A: book? favorite childhood r's ge in öd hr Sc as What w Q: x by Dr. Seuss The Cat in the Bo A: Cleaning photo-multiplier tubes in Super-Kamiokande, a 50,000 ton water tank surrounded by 11,146 of 20 inch PMTs (Photo-Multiplier Tubes). About half of the tank is filled with pure water. Photo: Kamioka Observatory, ICRR, University of Tokyo IGNIS 13