Here's a fascinating thing I learned about recently - how simple the origins of electromagnetism are.
The Remarkably Simple Origins of Electromagnetism
Unsolved Problems in Physics: The Hierarchy Problem
In particle physics we have one of the most accurate and successful theories ever - the Standard Model - but there are many things about it that seem "out of place".
Symmetry, Group Theory and Supersymmetry
Symmetry may be very familiar and intuitive to us, but how can we talk about symmetry mathematically? We know that triangles and spheres both possess kinds of symmetry, but how are they related? The mathematics of symmetry can be described by "Group Theory".
The Nature of Light – Part 1
Well, I'm trying my hand at making videos with my trusty whiteboard. Here's a video of me rambling about the nature of light.
When the Laws of Physics Break Down
It's a phrase you'll often hear if you try and press physicists for answers to the most difficult questions. "What happens at the center of a black hole?", "What happened in the first moments of the Big Bang?" Modern physics is currently not advanced enough to be able to give answers to these questions.
Atheism of the Gaps
I think that "atheism of the gaps" is a legitimate fallacy, but not one that atheists often make. I think this term has the annoying potential to be thrown incorrectly at atheists if it starts becoming mainstream.
Stop Using Thermodynamics
I really wish people would stop planting the laws of thermodynamics in their arguments as if they're an irrefutable line of defence. Thermodynamics is 19th century physics, we've moved on.
Is Time a Part of the Universe? A Clarification
This is why I say that the universe must contain time. The universe is best thought of as a static 4-dimensional shape of which slices are all we can perceive. What really bites is that we all perceive different slices of this 4-dimensional shape, and how would that be possible if the universe were only 3D?
Why the Cosmological Argument Fails – Part 2
The Second Premise Having discussed the deficiencies of the first premise in my previous article (Part 1) we can now move on to the second premise. The second premise states that "The universe began to exist". Now I have actually written an article before about why it is exactly that it is misleading to say... Continue Reading →
Why the Cosmological Argument Fails – Part 1
While I can find no fault with the deductive validity of this argument - the conclusion certainly seems to follow from the premises - I'm afraid this is as successful as the argument gets. Not just one, but both of the premises commit logical fallacies which they hide in the vagueness of their formulation.
The Platonic Realm 