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The Perfect Coincidence That Isn’t: Why Inertial and Gravitational Mass Are One and the Same

In which we explore one of physics’ most elegant resolutions, where what seemed like a cosmic coincidence was revealed to be a profound…

4d ago

The Perfect Coincidence That Isn’t: Why Inertial and Gravitational Mass Are One and the Same

4d ago

Who Really Pays? The Hidden Truth of Corporate Tax Incidence

I’m kind of fed up with nonsense of which there is a daily barrage from both the left and the right. This is another one of my posts about…

May 12

Who Really Pays? The Hidden Truth of Corporate Tax Incidence

May 12

What happens when a ✖ b ≠ b ✖ a? Quantum Mechanics!

When Numbers Refuse to Commute

May 5

What happens when a ✖ b ≠ b ✖ a? Quantum Mechanics!

May 5

Trade Wars: Self-Inflicted Wounds in an Interconnected World

Introduction

Apr 28

Trade Wars: Self-Inflicted Wounds in an Interconnected World

Apr 28

A perfectly efficient market cannot be a meritocracy!

Imagine a marketplace so perfect, every scrap of knowledge, every rumor, every insider tip is instantly baked into asset prices. This is…

Apr 21

A perfectly efficient market cannot be a meritocracy!

Apr 21

Bell’s Inequality: Why Reality is Weirder (But Not Woo-Woo-er) Than You Think

The Death of Local Realism

Apr 14

Bell’s Inequality: Why Reality is Weirder (But Not Woo-Woo-er) Than You Think

Apr 14

There is no such thing as a particle!

Last week, I wrote for y’all that quantum mechanics is nowhere near as bewildering and mysterious as people claim. Now this week, I am…

Apr 7

There is no such thing as a particle!

Apr 7

Is quantum mechanics really bewildering and mysterious?

It’s really not all that complicated. In classical mechanics, we write down a mathematical formula called a Lagrangian. This formula…

Mar 31

Is quantum mechanics really bewildering and mysterious?

Mar 31

If we are a PART of the universe, how can we understand the WHOLE?

Everything in existence emerges from the arrangement of fundamental building blocks: atoms. Atoms themselves are an arrangement of…

Mar 24

If we are a PART of the universe, how can we understand the WHOLE?

Mar 24

What is mass?

What Is Mass? Mass can seem like a simple idea: it’s “how much stuff” something has. This is encoded in the famous equation of Newton’s…

Mar 17

What is mass?

Mar 17

Samir Varma

Samir Varma

Physicist, author, inventor, hedge fund manager, green tech pioneer. Beatles & Pink Floyd fan. I love AI, physics, science, markets, economics, squash, guitar.

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