Physics

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Alone On A Mountaintop, Awaiting A Very Hard Rain

Alone On A Mountaintop, Awaiting A Very Hard Rain

Photos, Science, World

Decades ago, Armenian scientists built a high-elevation trap to catch and study cosmic rays. Physics has mostly moved on, but the station persists — a ghost observatory with a skeleton crew.

6m read

What Would Happen If Earth Started To Spin Faster?

What Would Happen If Earth Started To Spin Faster?

Nature, Science

The equator spins at 1,037 mph, whereas Chicago takes a more leisurely (approximately 750 mph) pace. If we could speed up Earth’s rotation by one mile per hour, the sea level around the equator would rise by a few inches as water migrates there from the poles.

8m read

When Gravity Breaks Down

When Gravity Breaks Down

Science

Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity is more than a hundred years old, but still it gives physicists headaches. Not only are Einstein’s equations hideously difficult to solve, they also clash with physicists’ other most-cherished achievement, quantum theory.

7m read

Ashes To Ashes, Dust To… Compost? An Ecofriendly Burial In Just 4 Weeks

Ashes To Ashes, Dust To… Compost? An Ecofriendly Burial In Just 4 Weeks

Innovation, Life, Science

Also known as “natural organic reduction,” composting burial is the brainchild of Katrina Spade, CEO of alternative burial company Recompose. The process involves decomposition of the corpse in soil—but not within a traditional cemetery.

phys.org

5m read

With a Simple Twist, A ‘Magic’ Material Is Now The Big Thing In Physics

With a Simple Twist, A ‘Magic’ Material Is Now The Big Thing In Physics

Long Reads, Science

The stunning emergence of a new type of superconductivity with the mere twist of a carbon sheet has left physicists giddy, and its discoverer nearly overwhelmed.

quantamagazine.org

15m read

The Metaphysics Of The Hangover

The Metaphysics Of The Hangover

Health, Science

A hangover is about being poisoned, no doubt. The toxins linger in the body and must be expelled, or waited out. We’re sick with a mini-flu and need to get better. But isn’t a hangover about more than physical toxins, at least some of the time? I’ll wager that a hangover is frequently about shame as well.

hedgehogreview.com

14m read

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