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The same places; the same time; the same object

November 27, 2015by Joe 5 Comments

Anyone who has read a little pop-science has probably heard the curiously quoted idea that a sub-atomic particle can be in two places at once. I think I was probably first told this […]

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Physics, Science

Physics has so much potential

November 26, 2015by Joe 8 Comments

I have known what potential energy is for a very long time, but it is only of late I think I have truly began to appreciate its subtly in describing […]

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Mathematics, Physics

The world is a hologram?

November 25, 2015by Joe 10 Comments

This idea was first but forward by one of the best Theoretical Physicists alive today  – Gerard ’t Hooft. One of the great things about this man (aside from the […]

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Physics, Science

How big is the universe?

November 23, 2015by Joe 7 Comments

This is one of my favourite questions simply because it just makes you feel so insignificant. In a good way. An average person spends much of their life deriving value […]

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Physics, Science, Space

Gravity: Next level pulling power

November 21, 2015by Joe 9 Comments

Imagine doing something every single day of your life, something powerful and fundamental to the lives of everyone around you. Something so valuable the world simply could not exist without […]

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Mathematics, Physics

The odor of the universe

November 20, 2015by Joe Leave a comment

In my travels through the internet I stumbled on a weird and wonderful fact: space is smelly. Genuinely – it isn’t like one of those science facts that is so […]

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Mathematics, Physics

Ode to ODEs

November 12, 2015by Joe 11 Comments

I always felt a little cheated when I took my Economics and Mathematics degree – because the differential equation work was fairly light touch. Well actually very light touch – […]

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Mathematics, Physics

A complex beginning

November 3, 2015by Joe 18 Comments

Complex numbers are wonderful, and frankly not popular enough. My understanding is that in America they form an integral part of the high-school mathematics education (correct me if I am […]

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Mathematics, Physics

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