Articles Tagged with science

Peak poison

The dangers of chemistry

When was the worst era to be a chemist?

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Out of our element

Space is dangerous

There are lots of ways for things to go wrong off-Earth.

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Knowing too much

Fictional details

One’s background can get in the way of a good story.

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Seeking agreement

Another step

We propose a modification of the Scientific Method.

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What if. . .?

Counterfactuals

Asking about what might have been can be useful, but is often just a waste of time.

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Enthusiasms

Self-motivated

You can find people enthusiastic about any subject nowadays.  This is a good thing.

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Small perturbations

A big subject

We describe how to do something that’s hard.

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The meeting (II)

Software and soft skills

Our astronomer adds some comments on the meeting he attended this month.

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In person

At the meeting

Why do scientists go to such great lengths to meet in person?

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A philosophical essay

Many topics

A mathematical essay turns out to have much more than mathematics in it.

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