Hello,

I’m Jenny Hogan and, like Geoff, I’ll be reporting from the APS. The conference began this morning with a queue for coffee from the Starbucks stand that was longer than the line for registration. We’ll need the caffeine: there are going to be around 6,500 talks over the next five days, on physics ranging from from energy policy to optical clocks.

I’ll be roaming the corridors seeking out the latest research trends, the quirkiest results and the juiciest gossip. Some of it I’ll post here. If you’re at the meeting, why don’t you comment with your stories? Physicists are a rowdy lot. They must be up to something.

Jenny