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When A times B isn’t B times A

Posted on 29/01/2011 by Jon Butterworth

Paul Dirac: The Matrix has you. At The Guardian. See also Chapter 7.4 of Smashing Physics.

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Weak gravitational lensing and weak arguments

Posted on 23/01/2011 by Jon Butterworth

Bending of light by dark matter is a vital observational tool in cosmology. So if you are going to use cosmology to accuse financial institutions of a “blind faith in maths”, you might at least google it first. At The … Continue reading →

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One Year On

Posted on 02/01/2011 by Jon Butterworth

Posted on The Guardian, 2/1/2010.

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Boredom: symmetry, god and x-factor

Posted on 27/11/2010 by lilyasquith

Also at The Guardian. I gather that my last post wasn’t very popular- I emailed it to my mother and she emailed me back with a story about Benedict Cumberbatch (it was a good one) and thanks for the advent … Continue reading →

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