Archive - Physics!

Our Corner of the Known Universe

A brief tour of the local cosmos will set the stage for future discussions.

May 14 •

How did we get here?

Some notes from our recent talk for the Methow Valley Dark Skies Week.

May 1 •

April 2025

Spinors aren't mysterious.

But they aren't particularly simple.

Apr 2 •

March 2025

November 2024

Beware the Narrative Fallacy

Backpropagation for N = 1 is both natural and a fool's errand. Look forward instead.

Nov 6, 2024 •

June 2023

Solutions to Exercises

Jun 24, 2023 •

On the Structural Fragility of Science Communication

We explore the inverse relationship between the process of Science and its reporting.

Jun 22, 2023 •

December 2022

The Field Guide to Particle Physics

A thank you for our paid supporters!

Dec 18, 2022 •

A look at the Order of Operations in Quantum Mechanics

Dec 10, 2022 •

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