The code of ethics for physicists and philosophers Ethics are components of a system by which one may distinguish between two or more equally desirable and undesirable options. At least, that’s how ethics are differentiated from morals, the latter being the system by which one distinguishes between good and bad. Unlike morals, ethics do not … Continue reading A dangerous series of if-then statements
The organizational system of thought is analogous to that of a quantum mechanical system. Allow me to explain. To do so, we must endeavor to apprehend the philosophical consequences of quantum weirdness. Consider a particle, of some sort. So far, so good. Just like a human, this particle maintains certain traits that describe its … Continue reading Food for quantum thought
“So, what exactly are you researching this summer?” In a nutshell, neutrinos. Although, to be clear, I am not researching specifically all of the neutrinos in a nutshell. There are far too many. A spherical nutshell roughly the size of that of a walnut, ¾ inches (1.9 cm) in diameter or thereabouts, would find itself … Continue reading Neutrinos: the prankish faeries of physics
Much of what impedes the steady flow of writing is the inhibition that my thoughts are not original enough. Indeed, creativity in and of itself does not spawn from nothing, as we tendentiously think creation to characteristically maintain. Creativity is the process of linking two or more ideas that had not previously been linked. Therefore, … Continue reading Echo chambers of the genius
It is certainly fanciful to entertain the idea of nonlocal causality. Telekinesis, telepathy, action at a distance—it’s the matter of science-fiction, really. As one obsessed with the concept of communication—how it is fourfold, according to modern understanding: comprised of source, receptor, message and medium—the possibility of trifold communication is exhilarating. Truth disseminated instantaneously and through … Continue reading Action at a distance: science fiction or fact?
Is there any difference, truly, between physics and philosophy? Of course not, you knave. There’s an entire course about it. I am enrolled in this course. And what is the point of an interdisciplinary investigation that yields only support for further differentiation of said disciplines? I am a rebel, though. To spite the inevitability of … Continue reading An introduction to the philosophers in all physicists
Hostels are for the small, the quiet, and the dark. This I have concluded based on many a travel-wearied night spent in these establishments. Hostels exist in diverse forms, and occupy many a nook and cranny of the world; a plush, repurposed church amidst the misty Welsh mountains. An eight-floored apartment complex with free make-your-own-pancake-breakfast … Continue reading The Small, the Quiet and the Dark: Unwritten conventions of the hostel dorm room
An exploration of the disneyfication of the infamous Shakespearean prince. The productive actions of the Walt Disney Company are motivated, above all else, by money. More specifically, the global influence is motivated by family money. The mouse looks magical and fuzzy as it latches itself parasitically to parent’s wallets, and because the rodent is superficially … Continue reading Hamlet caught in Mickey’s mouse trap
Once upon a time, this physicist/journalist-in-training wanted to be a fashion designer. Don’t go away. This isn’t what you think it is; a nostalgic story about the spirited, fantastical dreams of a child, ridden with castles and dragons in the sky, that gradually recognized the existence of gravity as a reality and fell violently from … Continue reading In defense of my wardrobe
Frost found the tedious act of mending unsustainable walls a profound metaphor for the barriers that humans across history are prone to; physical barriers, political barriers, such as that between the progressives and traditionalists of the early 1900’s. Continue reading Even Robert Frost is opposed to a wall
Hereby the Maverick 