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Exploring the domain of Physics, Philosophy, Poetry, and Painting :) Physics undergrad student Twitter Joined January 2023

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Science girl @gunsnrosesgirl3

2 years ago

Does consciousness continue after a physical death? What are your opinions?

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Based on the Schröder Staircase and on the work by Kokichi Sugihara, professor at Meiji University, this animation provides a brilliant cartoon version of the popular optical illusion [learn more: buff.ly/3pmkW4p]

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Reports From Unknown Places @clever_reports

2 years ago

We report: this is the slow expansion of air and water, just as fascinating as it ever is. It is difficult to explain: a picture does not convey how those big masses move, change shapes in space, and how the wind does all that. It does not show how small they make us feel.

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The English Oak Project @TheKentAcorn

2 years ago

Trees don't have nervous systems, but they do feel what is happening, and do experience something analogous to pain when they are damaged. It also means they kind of know when they are being hugged 🤗🌳🌲

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George Mack @george__mack

2 years ago

The most useful razors and rules I've found: 1. Bragging Razor - If someone brags about their success or happiness, assume it’s half what they claim If someone downplays their success or happiness, assume it’s double what they claim 2. High Agency Razor - If unsure who to work…

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Orange Book 🍊📖 @orangebook_

2 years ago

A happy life is a simple life 1) A family you love who loves you back 2) A healthy body built from years of good sleep, good diet, good exercise 3) A clear mind built from years of reading, writing, following your curiosity 4) A purpose that provides meaning and peace of mind

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Into The Forest Dark @ElliottBlackwe3

2 years ago

Books, a view onto a wood, plants, fairy lights, a cozy spot to read & a library ladder - what more could one want?

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Alex Klotz @AlexanderRKlotz

2 years ago

Fun facts about three dimensions: -the only dimensionality in which knots can exist -the only one where Newtonian gravity gives a closed stable orbit -the only one where the Ising model doesn't have a known solution -the last one where polymers bumping into themselves matters

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Physics In History @PhysInHistory

2 years ago

In 2002, Russian mathematician Grigori Perelman published the first of three groundbreaking papers offering a proof for the famous Poincaré conjecture, one of the toughest unsolved problems in math. He was awarded the prestigious Fields Medal in 2006 and 1M reward from the Clay…

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Physics In History @PhysInHistory

2 years ago

Wolfgang Pauli was a remarkable physicist who made significant contributions to quantum physics and won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1945. A few rare facts about him: • He was raised as a Roman Catholic, but later became interested in mysticism and psychology. He had a long…

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Reports From Unknown Places @clever_reports

2 years ago

We report: though there is wind, the rain is so heavy that it is falling straight down, and the white hiss of it is steady and loud in our ears. There is already a stream running straight down the middle where there is a deep groove from the many rains that came before.

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Grant Sanderson @3blue1brown

2 years ago

Here's a short dynamics-based explanation of the equation e^(πi)=-1

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Barsee 🐶 @heyBarsee

2 years ago

🚨 Google's new Quantum Computer completes the task in 6 seconds that would have taken one of the world's best computers 47 years. Quantum computers can change what we can build and how we understand the world. Here's everything you need to know:

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Fascinating @fasc1nate

2 years ago

Juggling balls as seen from above.

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Physics In History @PhysInHistory

2 years ago

1994: A Brief Introduction to Shor’s Algorithm For Quantum Computers: "In 2001, IBM demonstrated Shor’s algorithm for the first time, successfully factoring the number 15 into its prime factors using a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) implementation of a 7-qubit quantum…