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How I Got Started
I got started around 13.8 billion years ago, give or take a few tens of millions of years.
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Andrew Smith
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All the Demons
Demon is derived from an ancient Greek word, originally from the Proto-Indo-European *dai-, meaning to divide or to distribute. This implied that a…
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Andrew Smith
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Feedback
Feedback.
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Andrew Smith
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Eurasia
At first glance, Europe and Asia don’t really seem like they’re different continents.
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Andrew Smith
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Veering Right to Turn Left
You’re waiting at a light to turn left.
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Andrew Smith
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Occam's Entropy
Occam’s razor is often cited as a useful tool for thinking.
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Maxwell's Demon
I happen to know that James Clerk Maxwell was 48 years old when he died.
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Andrew Smith
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Schrödinger's cat
I’m not a fan of gatekeeping jargon, but if I heard the phrase Schrödinger's cat when I was in my 20s, my ears would perk up.
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Andrew Smith
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Fractals
Why on earth should you care about fractals today?
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Andrew Smith
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Defibrillation
Let’s talk about what happens when you defibrillate a heart.
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Andrew Smith
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Thought Experiments
You start out without experience in the physical world from day one.
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Andrew Smith
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Infinitesimals
Imagine trying to draw a circle, but with only straight lines.
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Andrew Smith
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