A brief history of the universe
Carl Sagan once said “the cosmos is all there is, all there ever was, and all there ever will be”. Statements like this deserve to be repeated; the kind of […]
Tag Archives: Physics
Deprogram perceptions
Have you ever stopped and considered just quite how much of what you value isn’t real? Not in an abstract sense – just the simple sense of non-existence. Have a […]
It’s moving fast, apparently
The motivation for today’s post comes from some different articles I have read around inflationary cosmology, which has highlighted to me a common misconception when considering the basics of expansion. Expansion […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
A galactic adventure
Having completed a tour of our planet, in which we explored the wonders of the interconnected processes that occur here on Earth, it seems natural to venture out further to […]
The tale of the dynamic blue dot.
Today, we go on a journey that can only be made in the mind. We attempt to form an appreciation that the features of the Earth cannot (and should not) be […]
Rationalising The Universe 