Conspiracy theories vs science and how they're not even wrong Gordon Ansell 28th November 2020, 09:40 Science, Society, Philosophy, Disquisition 597 words. A look at how the Relativity of Wrong applies to conspiracy theories and science.
The psychiatrist problem Gordon Ansell 18th May 2020, 09:20 Misc, Personal, Disquisition 1180 words. For Mental Health Awareness week, some insight into the search for a psychiatrist from the perspective of someone with mental health problems.
Can we travel at warp speed? Gordon Ansell 10th May 2020, 08:15 Science, Disquisition 664 words. Warp drives aren't just the material of science fiction writers. Proper scientists are investigating them too.
Why does nature bother having a universe? Gordon Ansell 26th April 2020, 06:15 Science, Disquisition 699 words. How CP violation favours matter over antimatter, thus giving us the matter-dominated universe we see around us.
Particles, waves and the double-slit experiment Gordon Ansell 19th February 2020, 08:05 Science, Disquisition 690 words. A plain English description of how light can be both a wave and a bunch of particles, as proven by the double-slit experiment.
Schrödinger's cat and also kettles Gordon Ansell 30th December 2019, 09:00 Science, Disquisition 1151 words. A very simplified layman's view of the Schrödinger's cat paradox, where a cat can be both alive and dead at the same time.
Why doesn't our galaxy fall into the black hole at its centre? Gordon Ansell 9th November 2019, 20:45 Science, Disquisition 656 words. Supermassive black holes are huge and incredibly heavy, so why doesn't their extreme gravity consume the entire galaxy?
Speed, velocity and acceleration Gordon Ansell 18th October 2019, 10:20 Science, Disquisition 509 words. People often confuse speed and velocity and thus end up confused about what acceleration is. This is a short explainer of those terms.
Socrates, Plato and Aristotle Gordon Ansell 11th October 2019, 07:30 Misc, Philosophy, Disquisition 1527 words. An article about the lives and philosophies of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, who had a massive influence on Western culture.
The 1927 Solvay Conference — perhaps the greatest ever meeting of minds Gordon Ansell 18th July 2019, 08:20 Science, Disquisition 683 words. An overview of the 1927 Solvay Conference, which could be the greatest meeting of minds the world has ever seen.
The Drake equation and the search for ET Gordon Ansell 28th May 2018, 08:11 Science, Disquisition 1209 words. A look at the Drake Equation, which is used to estimate the number of intelligent alien planets currently residing in the Milky Way galaxy. I plug my own numbers into it to see what comes out.