I seem to have gained a ton of new followers, due to a physics post (!). So I guess I should put together a master-post of all my physics posts and maybe pin it. A couple things are listed in multiple categories. I’m sure I missed some posts, especially in the “physics news” category, but I think I got most of my big explanatory and philosophical posts. [NB: This is not primarily a physics blog, although I’m nearly always happy to talk about physics. This is an everything blog, but I just happen to be a physicist.]
physics news
black hole polarization
LIGO detection of gravitational waves
changing the definition of mass
atom laser announcement and list of related topics (short post)
what is fusion? and the 2022 NIF fusion energy result
debunking of classical pilot waves
Big Mysteries poll of physicists
physics explanations
entropy
entropy followup
entropy the short version
Bose-Einstein condensation
kitchen experiment! Rayleigh scattering to simulate daytime, sunset, and eclipses using milk and flashlights
states of matter
Emmy Noether’s law of symmetry (explanation not by me)
sources of elements (explanation not by me)
how different types of medical imaging work
quantum mechanics in sci-fi, coherence, and Schrodinger’s cat
atom laser
what is fusion? and the 2022 NIF fusion energy result
double pendulum (comment on another post)
equivalence principle
a darkness flashlight
philosophy of science
second quantization (is light REALLY a particle?)
quantum interpretation as religion
many worlds (flippant)
skepticism
quantum interpretation and superdeterminism
conflicting definitions of “weight”
nothing, my first love
cautionary tale about extraordinary results
Planck constant
luminiferous ether is back on the table!
equivalence principle
blackbody radition and second quantization (silly convo with my brother)
skepticism 2, and string theory
quantum mechanics isn't causal and that's ok
brief musing on energy as topography
compatibility between science and religion
brief discussion of the paradox of verifying precision measurement
the full Planck length rant
if you pick the wrong approach for the type of physics you're asking about, you get the wrong answer to even seemingly dumb-simple questions like "where are you"
Big Mysteries poll of physicists
social stuff
worst lab safety anecdote
random anecdote of benevolent sexism at work
the social poison of being a physicist
the tolls of getting a PhD
musings on science funding vis-a-vis the military-industrial complex
rant about how science and math ARE part of the liberal arts
tumblr search for the word “safety officer” on my blog to get mad science stories
overselling your work to get funding
artisanal science




















