Category Archives: Rambling

How the rainbow illuminates the enduring mystery of physics

Posted on 03/01/2017 by Jon Butterworth

At Aeon Magazine (who commissioned it) but also in The Atlantic and Quartz. This summer I went on a family holiday to Cornwall, on the Helford River. The peninsula south of the river is, rather wonderfully, called The Lizard. Standing on its … Continue reading →

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After a summer of excitement, we’re left with the status quo. And maybe that’s no bad thing

Posted on 21/08/2016 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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Running to stand still: a brief political analogy

Posted on 07/06/2016 by Jon Butterworth

Yesterday morning, the clock radio was broken because we’d spilled water on it. In the evening, a bolt fell out of the bed, and we noticed that the whole bed was in danger of collapse. During the day, I dried … Continue reading →

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Brilliant Blunders: the mistakes made by some of history’s greatest scientists

Posted on 01/06/2016 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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