The non-orbital electron
I was asked a question about electron orbitals via an email the other day – which basically asked do electrons orbit the atom or not? It is an interesting question […]
Author Archives: Joe
Infinity
I read something the other day, in material I had paid for which caused my great anguish. In explaining the concept of infinity it was written “[infinity] is the largest […]
A statement on the advancement of science
My friends I have been a little quiet of late, and those who have been reading recently will know why; the unthinkable happened and Britain voted to exit the European […]
I can’t escape anyone’s biology
So my friends the time has come. We have worked through some fascinating physics, we have considered the political implications of certain decisions on science. We have looked at some […]
A functional approach
Another little piece of chemistry today, because we did say we would try to keep a broad mind. It is often of bemusement to me why organic chemistry takes up […]
Black-body radiation
Black-body radiation is a concept you will need to grapple with when looking at cosmic background radiation, (should you choose to do so – and I would implore you to, […]
Perspective matters
Anyone who knows anything about the cosmos will know that it is vast – I hope I don’t need to tell my readers this still however the vastness of the […]
The flatness problem
I am doing a reasonable amount of reading in inflationary cosmology at the moment, thanks to a talk I went to with a German Dr of Cosmology last week – […]
A theoretical crisis
My chances to speak with brilliant minds seems to be increasing… I am sure there is a way I can isolate the variables and model this – were my differential […]
Electron configuration demystification
Today I want to talk about electron configuration because I think it is one of the biggest failings of the education system. It is widely accepted in schools that we […]
Rationalising The Universe 