A science is any discipline in which the fool of this generation can go beyond the point reached by the genius of the last generation
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Category Archives: Physics
Does sound make heat?
This is just a link to another of those quick physics answers I do sometimes for BBC Science Focus: Does sound make heat? The previous one of these sort of connected with a conversation I had on twitter. I think … Continue reading
Pi, and why we don’t melt
I got involved in a discussion the other day, initiated by the science writer Natalie Wolchover, about the geometry of the Earth and our intuitive understanding of it.
Posted in Mathematics, Physics, Science, Travel, Writing
Tagged BBC, Natalie Wolchover, Science Focus
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The relativity of age
Right, well the weekend was fun. We went to Cambridge which, while only 48mins away on the train, felt like an adventure in these coronaviral times. The world has shrunk to a plague-stricken village, while at the same time growing … Continue reading
Posted in Astrophysics, Rambling, Travel
Tagged BBC, Big Bang, Cambridge, Cosmic Shambles, Science Focus, Standard Model, Steven Weinberg
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Focus: Why are bubbles round?
I may not have added to this blog for quite some time, but I have been writing… For example, there was this paper on LHC data and composite Dark Matter. Perhaps more accessibly, I have been writing some little physics … Continue reading
Posted in Physics, Science, Writing
Tagged BBC, Bubbles, Clara Nellist, contur, Cosmic Shambles, dark matter, Helen Czerski, Robin Ince, Science Focus
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