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Galileo and the Physics of Skydiving

By Bryan 5 September 2009 funky, philosophy of physics

During a visit to Skydive, PA yesterday, I noticed jumpmaster Jim tightening a corset-like weight belt onto his abs. “Jim, your figure looks so refined,” I commented. Jim sneered. “I’ve…

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How to Create a Closed Timelike Curve

By Bryan 9 March 2009 funky, spacetime, time

Time along the vertical axis; space along the horizontal…. Voila! And now, how to travel to the past…. Soul Physics is authored by Bryan W. Roberts. Thanks for subscribing. Want…

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Soul Physics Meets Cosmic Variance

By Bryan 23 February 2009 funky, philosophy of physics

Sean Carroll of Cosmic Variance made his way to Pittsburgh on Friday. Sean and I managed to solve the problems of the Universe over lunch (more or less), before his…

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Visualize the Eversion of a Sphere

By Bryan 16 January 2009 funky, mathematics

It is famously possible to continuously deform a sphere until it’s inside out. You have to imagine the sphere is something like a bubble, which can ‘pass through’ itself. This…

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Quantum of Solace

By Bryan 15 November 2008 funky, quantum theory

What does quantum mean? With a new Hollywood blockbuster just out, and containing the word “quantum” in the title, it seems we’d better get to the bottom of this. The…

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