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GPS, NTP; OMG
The Global Positioning Satellite system (GPS) is certainly one of the modern wonders of the world.
 • Andrew Smith
Maxwell's Demon
I happen to know that James Clerk Maxwell was 48 years old when he died.
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Critical Mass
Yesterday, I wrote about crushing pressure.
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A Question of Time
The funny thing about time is that it seems to pass.
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Spooky Action
Imagine throwing a pickle across the room you’re in right now.
 • Andrew Smith
Mercury's Relativity
Mercury has an interesting relationship with Einstein’s theory of relativity.
 • Andrew Smith
Quanta
Imagine a universe where everything can be broken down into tiny bits.
 • Andrew Smith
Atomos
A tantalizing thought occurred to Democritus: What would happen if you kept cutting a substance in half?
 • Andrew Smith
Reality’s New Clothes
The prisoners stared intently at the dark, two-dimensional forms playing out a drama for them to observe.
 • Andrew Smith
Props to Giants
“If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of really tall people.”
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