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
You don’t need to know physics to follow its laws. And that’s ok, since physics isn’t exactly applicable to the life of the average Iowan most of the time. Continue reading The Quantum Kilogram: A Podcast
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
There’s a reason why the words text and textile are so similar. They both stem from sheep’s wool. Wool shows up in many places in the English language. The Latin word for tuft of wool is burra, which incidentally often covered desks, giving us words like bureau and bureaucracy. The first printing press in England … Continue reading The temporally-integrated dolphin on etymology relating to newspapers
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
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
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