Observations on the world and its inhabitants
For more than a decade, the public conversation about Mars has been shaped by a powerful narrative: that humanity is on the verge of becoming a multiplanetary species, and that a crewed mission to Mars is only a few years away. The most influential voice behind this belief is Elon Musk, who continues to assert ...
“What!” you exclaim. 😂 I’ll explain. I read from internet sources that it’s not a good idea to keep eggs in trays on fridge doors. The warning is about the temperature of eggs fluctuating and going too high, so that they aren’t cooled enough to prolong shelf life. In fact some sources say it’s dangerous. ...
Some will be going ‘That has to be the stupidest question yet on your blog!‘ – as if I would give a flying flamingo. The question came up in passing, on a forum somewhere when someone referred to water being wet as a way to say ‘naturally so and so is the case’ on some ...
Obviously not. So why the title of this post? It is about the energy density of human beings compared to the Sun. ‘Hotter’ is of course loose terminology, but it makes it easier to appreciate. As some will not have seen or heard in Prof Cox’s series that he said that the average human being ...
Penrose and Peterson met for an amazing exploration of the human mind in relation to physics. Obviously, most people will bawl, “I’m not a physicist nor a psychologist! It is too airy fairy! I’ve got dogs to feed. Sorry.” Did I say that everybody must take 1 hr and 40 min out of their day ...
Errrh.. most of us know that we’re made of atoms and molecules and stuff. If I was to say “That’s nonsense!” as I did many moons ago, I’d be shouted down and called arrogant etc. That happened. It is still happening. Well, I’ve had to wait 40 years to be correct! Oh yes. When I ...
Some will have heard of Schrödinger’s Cat and some will not have heard of it. Those who have not heard of it may reach for Google or YouTube – but they may be too dim to understand any of that. Oooo.. how condescending! You can’t speak reality these days on social media without infantilising, insulting, ...
What causes you a pain in the neck or backside is important. So ‘cause‘, ‘causation‘ and ‘causality‘ should be important to everybody! But these words don’t mean exactly the same thing, though they sit in relation to each other. Who said this? I did! And you bet – I see these concepts pretty differently to ...
I’m obviously on a roll, with the topic of reality. From mid-June I’ve looked at various aspects of ‘reality’ from psychological and philosophical perspectives. Tough – I’m not providing links to those posts. What – everybody wants to be spoon fed. It ain’t happening! So – in the last week I’ve also been looking at ...
Captain Walker
Captain Walker
