The CMB flexes its BICEPs while walking the Planck
  Recent microwave polarization measurements from the BICEP2 experiment may reveal a long-sought signature of inflation. However, these new results appear inconsistent with the best-fit model from the Planck satellite. We suggest a particularly simple idea for reconciling these data-sets, and for explaining a wide range of phenomena on the cosmic microwave sky. 
Douglas Scott and Ali Frolop
astro-ph.CO