Category Archives: Physics

For Science: Neil deGrasse Tyson’s “Death by Black Hole”

Posted on February 17, 2013 by

Death by Black Hole is an epic read. What makes this stand out from the average science essay collection is Neil deGrasse Tyson’s unwavering expertise in combination with his remarkably down-to-Earth explanations of not only how things happen, but also … Continue reading →

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Light in Slow Motion, and Curiosity’s Descent Video

Posted on August 25, 2012 by

That is light, recorded at a frame rate so high that a bullet would take a year to cross the screen. It is one of the most amazing videos I have watched this year, perhaps second only to the Curiosity … Continue reading →

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What If? (From the Creator of xkcd)

Posted on August 1, 2012 by

I’ve recently stumbled upon Randall Munroe’s latest site, What If? [link] It attempts to scientifically answer some of the craziest questions out there. The very first, for instance, is, What would happen if you tried to hit a baseball pitched … Continue reading →

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So What is Real?

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

Now obviously one blog post will be insufficient for answering this question. But that’s fine. Perhaps “what is real?” is an unreal and irrelevant question. Or perhaps it is the most meaningful question ever to have been asked. How could … Continue reading →

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Free Will: How We Do and Do Not Have It

Posted on December 30, 2010 by

Today’s topic of free will was chosen by Virginia W at Westwood High School. But was the topic freely chosen or was it already determined? The answer has to do with the way our universe works. According to modern scientific theory, … Continue reading →

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Is Black or White a Color?

Posted on December 23, 2010 by

Today’s topic of whether black or white is a color was chosen by Rebecca T at UT Austin. Samie L at University of King’s College, Halifax, NS suggested the topic of color as well. So today’s post will be a … Continue reading →

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Is Time an Illusion?

Posted on May 24, 2010 by

[The physics and philosophy article "Is Time an Illusion?" by Craig Callender appears in the June 2010 edition of Scientific American (pp. 58-65). Online article here.]     Does Time exist, or is Time an illusion? Craig Callender assures us … Continue reading →

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