Browsing Archive: October, 2014

The Envelope Paradox

Posted by on Friday, October 17, 2014, In : Philosophy 
Last Spring I wrote a series of articles on interesting paradoxes in mathematics and logic, and based on the response from several correspondents these were relatively well received. It would seem that many of my readers quite enjoy these thought provoking problems, and spent enjoyable hours contemplating their complexities.

And so I thought I would write another one today, just to give my reader more to ponder this week.

Today's topic is known by many names, but is usually referred to as "The ...
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Nobel 2014

Posted by on Tuesday, October 7, 2014,
The results have been announced, and the recipients of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics are Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura. Congratulations to these three fine scientists for this major accomplishment.

As I predicted yesterday, the Nobel Prize has been awarded for a simple and well confirmed advance in technology rather than the higher profile but more speculative and uncertain candidates. The three winners were the leaders of the group of academics and engineers who successfu...
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Nobel Predictions

Posted by on Tuesday, October 7, 2014,
As I am writing this, we are just hours away from the announcement of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics, the biggest event on the physicists calendar. It truly is the academic equivalent of the Oscars, the Emmys, the BAFTAs, and the Grammys. And as with all awards ceremonies, there is a lot of speculation and prediction on the subject of who the recipient will be. So I thought I would add a few of my own predictions to the discussion.

First off, many people have been suggesting that the develope...
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Hot Jupiters

Posted by on Friday, October 3, 2014, In : Astronomy 
I was asked recently by a reader to explain the hot Jupiter problem in astronomy, and while it is not my specialist subject I do believe that it is an interesting topic and as such I will explain it as best as I can.

For most of human history, philosophers and scientists have wondered whether there are other planets in the galaxy aside from our own solar system. Even the ancient cultures throughout the world knew about the inner planets like Venus and Mars, and the gas giants like Saturn and J...
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Dr. Chris Bird I am a theoretical physicist & mathematician, with training in electronics, programming, robotics, and a number of other related fields.

   

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