Among my more interdisciplinary endeavors at Drake consists of an editorship of the Department of Physics and Astronomy semesterly newsletter. I’ve decided to post these on my blog, as they showcase not only some of my best physics writing, but also my best graphics and design work. Continue reading The State of Physics at Drake
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
Among my more interdisciplinary endeavors at Drake consisted of an editorship of the Department of Physics and Astronomy semesterly newsletter. I’ve decided to post these on my blog, as they showcase not only some of my best physics writing, but also my best graphics and design work. Continue reading The State of Physics at Drake, Fall 2018
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
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
“I want to let you know that you matter. Until you multiply yourself by the speed of light squared. Then you energy.” The chuckles of seven physics students erupt and resonate through the darkness as Annie Furman, sophomore astronomy major at Drake University, recites this joke to me. In another setting, we may have rendered … Continue reading Triple the Uncertainty Principle: Notes on observing the observers of the observatory
Is life rare? Or is it plentiful? How a machine destined for little more than giant planet study propagated the search for extraterrestrial life. Continue reading The Incidental Quest for the Holy Grail
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
Hereby the Maverick 