Published in Quantum Photons·Sep 19, 2019Meet the teamThe development of Quantum Game v2.0 is already in full swing, and we’d like for you to meet our team — Philippe Cochin, Chiara Decaroli (who kindly drew the illustrations you’ll see), Klem Jankiewicz, Ivana Kurecic, and Piotr Migdał. Philippe Cochin is our lead programmer — he attended Ecole Boulle…Science5 min readScience5 min read
Published in Quantum Photons·Sep 2, 2019Quantum Game is evolving — version 2.0 will bring you even more quantum physics!If you’ve played the original Quantum Game with Photons, this will be fantastic news! And if you haven’t, what are you waiting for? It’s an in-browser puzzle with real-world quantum physics, where all the power lies in your hands: shoot lasers, trigger photon detectors, save the world. Several months ago…Science3 min readScience3 min read
Sep 16, 2018Member-onlyScientific research in sketches #2Another 5 sketches with take-home messages from some fascinating scientific papers! One pound of lead feels heavier than one pound of feathers (if in boxes of the same size) because psychology! Details: A foolproof way to win a bet (feathers and lead)Health2 min readHealth2 min read
Aug 19, 2018Member-onlyScientific research in sketches #1(Some of these make me cringe, but there’s only one way to get better this. 🙂) What matters more when you’re enjoying a music performance — sight or sound? Sight, by a large margin! Hearing professionals perform doesn’t help you guess who won the competition, but when you see them…Science2 min readScience2 min read
Jun 19, 2018Does practice make perfect?You’ve picked out something you want to get great at and you’re practicing diligently? … You’re sure you know what you’re doing? Taking a peek at the science of deliberate practice might help you not fail miserably! Repetitio est mater stagni Learning a skill should be easy: identify what you want to learn choose…Practice8 min readPractice8 min read
Jul 16, 2017Member-onlyThe fleeting advantage of being a narcissist and do nice guys finish lastNarcissism is one of those epithets nobody wants to earn — it’s a character trait highly associated with vanity and egoism, brandished by the people we tell ourselves we would never think to consider as friends. But what does the observer know about the experiment they’re in? It turns out narcissists…Narcissism6 min readNarcissism6 min read
Jul 9, 2017Member-onlyHow to make a friend fast — the scientific methodWhat we know as human society is held together by interpersonal relationships - on one hand, it’s the give-and-take equilibria between persons or social groups and the expectations of reciprocally beneficial behavior, and on the other, the feelings of closeness, trust, and personalistic self-disclosure. The study I’m about to present…Relationships5 min readRelationships5 min read
Jul 1, 2017Member-onlyIn science, you can either be funny or credibleThe debate on the business of citation accumulation in scientific publishing is long and deep-rooted, but the science of citation accumulation — not so much. In this little post, I’m summarizing some of the interesting research done on the effect that titles have on the number of citations a scientific…Science6 min readScience6 min read
Jun 29, 2017Member-onlyEveryone is a dick during heat wavesHere we go again, it’s that time of the year for the northern hemisphere — summer. Eternal sunshine. Blistering heat and daily temperatures reaching the heights needed to melt thoughts. Good news? It’s done in a few months, and then we can all complain about the cold and rain again…Science4 min readScience4 min read
Jun 18, 2017Member-onlyIs listening to country music going to kill you?I’ve heard you need clickbait titles to catch the interest of internet strangers, and this one is right on the money. So hello there, let me tell you about how country music is going to kill you. There’s a short and sweet paper from the early nineties that has played…Music3 min readMusic3 min read