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General Relativity is an Application Note to Newton's First Law
General Relativity is an Application Note to Newton's First Law
The structure of the Riemannian Manifold, chosen as the scene for Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, captures perfectly the most…
Selena Routley
Dec 11
How and Why the Dose (And Your Genes) Make the Poison
How and Why the Dose (And Your Genes) Make the Poison
Or why I’m not afraid of fava beans, but 500 million people around the world should.
René F. Najera, MPH, DrPH
Dec 7
Submission Guidelines for the Quantastic Journal
Submission Guidelines for the Quantastic Journal
Join the Quantastic Writers’ Circle and Submit Your Story!
Sam Vaseghi
Jun 26
The Einstein-Grossman Collaboration
The Einstein-Grossman Collaboration
How Grossmann’s Geometry and Besso’s Support Completed Einstein’s Vision
Merry Janson
Dec 4
Why Did Evolution Give Us Eyes with Mediocre Optics?
Why Did Evolution Give Us Eyes with Mediocre Optics?
Forays into ways our eyeball’s optics interact with receptors in the retina to enhance spatial vision
Ronald Boothe
Dec 5
Researchers Explore What Expertise Looks Like in the Brain
Researchers Explore What Expertise Looks Like in the Brain
They found significant differences between novice and expert brain activity.
Katrina Paulson
Dec 2
Thus Spake Copernicus
Thus Spake Copernicus
The Copernican/ Galilean/ Newtonian notions of homogeneity and isotropy dethroned “Man” and the “Earth” from their center of the Universe
Selena Routley
Dec 1
The Fungi Redemption Arc: Turning Food Recyclables into Tasty Treats
The Fungi Redemption Arc: Turning Food Recyclables into Tasty Treats
A cup of fine orange powder sits in front of you. It smells like a grilled cheese sandwich.
Alyson Lang
Nov 27
Why Is The Sky Dark at Night?
Why Is The Sky Dark at Night?
Science Behind Olbers’s Paradox
Merry Janson
Nov 26
Quantum Mechanics is Far, Far More Fundamental than “Just” the Phasor Method
Quantum Mechanics is Far, Far More Fundamental than “Just” the Phasor Method
Complex variables are PROFOUNDLY essential to the quantum mechanics and have a vastly different meaning in quantum mechanics from that in…
Selena Routley
Nov 25
Probiotics Don’t Help “Gut Health”
Probiotics Don’t Help “Gut Health”
Probiotics manufacturers are full of, well, the same stuff that has their customers backed up
Kevin Blake, PhD
Nov 23
On G. S. Brindley’s Psychophysical Linking Hypotheses
On G. S. Brindley’s Psychophysical Linking Hypotheses
How rich scientific theories of perception can be constructed based on the analyses of the results of Class A Observations
Ronald Boothe
Nov 23
Dr. Schrödinger in the Cat’s Box: A Fabulous Introduction to Lindblad’s Decoherence Theory
Dr. Schrödinger in the Cat’s Box: A Fabulous Introduction to Lindblad’s Decoherence Theory
The definite quantum outcome from superposition is a result of decoherence, and a wavefunction collapse induced by a human observer is not…
Sam Vaseghi
Nov 22
Why the Basis of Reality Is Not in Interactions: Observation Can’t Be Replaced With Interaction
Why the Basis of Reality Is Not in Interactions: Observation Can’t Be Replaced With Interaction
A Constructive Critique on Carlo Rovelli’s Philosophy of Weak Realism
艾米心amihart
Nov 21
What is a Particle, Really?
What is a Particle, Really?
The concept has changed a great deal since the Ancient Greek Philosophers, but especially in the last one hundred years.
Selena Routley
Nov 17
Mask it or Casket: Parenting in a Pandemic
Mask it or Casket: Parenting in a Pandemic
I saw the pandemic through my daughter’s eyes. One day, she’ll see it through mine.
René F. Najera, MPH, DrPH
Nov 15
Lichens Aren’t Easy to Understand: What Are These ‘Corals of the Forest,’ Exactly?
Lichens Aren’t Easy to Understand: What Are These ‘Corals of the Forest,’ Exactly?
Admire the small and unassuming things in nature.
Elaine Medline
Nov 13
Quasimodo’s Cat: The Most Concise Possible, Real Valued Alternative to Schrödinger’s Quantum…
Quasimodo’s Cat: The Most Concise Possible, Real Valued Alternative to Schrödinger’s Quantum…
The Wigner Quasiprobability Distribution is an elegant, real valued representation of the quantum state that is the closest one can get to…
Selena Routley
Nov 12
Penrose’s Magic Tiles: Where Physics and the Divine Proportion Meet
Penrose’s Magic Tiles: Where Physics and the Divine Proportion Meet
A single number that bridges art, science, and the mysteries of nature
Merry Janson
Nov 11
An Immersive Journey Through the Fourth Dimension
An Immersive Journey Through the Fourth Dimension
It’s easy, but you need the appropriate equipment
Peter Ripota
Nov 6
The Dopamine Equation: How Math Explains Motivation
The Dopamine Equation: How Math Explains Motivation
A quantitative framework for understanding how dopamine levels fluctuate during task engagement and transitions
Jaheim Archibald
Nov 6
Surfing the Quantum Wave
Surfing the Quantum Wave
Quantum Hydrodynamics of the Unsquidgable Probability Density Fluid!
Selena Routley
Nov 2
AI on the Podium: Revolution or Mistake in Stockholm?
AI on the Podium: Revolution or Mistake in Stockholm?
About the controversy of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics
León Andrés M.
Nov 1
Martian Potatoes? Not So Fast…
Martian Potatoes? Not So Fast…
Martian soil is literally toxic — but scientists are developing solutions.
Alyson Lang
Oct 30
Turing’s Turochamp: The Birth of AI in Games
Turing’s Turochamp: The Birth of AI in Games
An Exploration of Alan Turing’s Chess Program
James Wilkins
Oct 29
Tachyons — Weird, Faster than Light Particles That do NOT Violate Special Relativity!
Tachyons — Weird, Faster than Light Particles That do NOT Violate Special Relativity!
Strangely, this faster than light particle, although it has never been observed, would NOT bring special relativity crashing down in a…
Selena Routley
Oct 28
A Basic Chemistry of Climate Change: Understanding the Chemical Reactions Behind Global Warming
A Basic Chemistry of Climate Change: Understanding the Chemical Reactions Behind Global Warming
Only when you understand the science of climate change that you will truly begin to care about climate change.
Sasha Kovitz
Oct 26
Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss Are Taboo, and That Makes the Experience Worse
Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss Are Taboo, and That Makes the Experience Worse
We need to break the silence around pregnancy loss. We can do it through science, empathy, and shared humanity.
René F. Najera, MPH, DrPH
Oct 25
Hunting for Heisenberg’s Ideals in the Wild!
Hunting for Heisenberg’s Ideals in the Wild!
The fascinating relationship between the Fourier Transform and the family of functions that minimize the Heisengberg Uncertainty Inequality
Selena Routley
Oct 24
The Possibility of Violation of the Special Theory of Relativity
The Possibility of Violation of the Special Theory of Relativity
Is the Speed of Light Constant in Every Frame?
Merry Janson
Oct 22
The Quantum Computing Jump: A Prime Case for Future-Proof Investments
The Quantum Computing Jump: A Prime Case for Future-Proof Investments
Quantum Computing vis-à-vis AI can drive efficiency and innovation, and elevate industries from niche experimentation to market dominance
Sam Vaseghi
Oct 20
Variational Quantum Eigensolver: How Hybrid Quantum Computers Might Help Develop Faster Drugs and…
Variational Quantum Eigensolver: How Hybrid Quantum Computers Might Help Develop Faster Drugs and…
Using Quantum and Classical Computers to Speed up Simulation Time
Oscar Liu
Oct 19
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