From physics to software — models and tools that reshape capability and constraint.
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Measurement is never perfect. This essay explores how systematic and random errors shape what we can know, why replication and calibration matter, and how humility restores meaning to precision.
Perception is not raw reality but a construction shaped by biology, memory, and belief. From the science of color to the mysteries of synesthesia, this essay explores how our worldview frames what we see, hear, and know.
Before physics was an equation, it was a question. This essay traces its roots—from myth and wonder to natural philosophy—as humanity’s first attempt to read the book of nature.
A European robin “sees” Earth’s magnetic field through quantum effects in its eye—an elegant bridge between physics and life. This essay follows how cryptochrome, radical pairs, and entanglement helped launch quantum biology and reframes what it means to navigate.
From Google Maps rerouting entire towns to Amazon Flex unlocking apartment doors, corporations are reshaping our infrastructure and routines—quietly trading our privacy for convenience.
Six days off, a fresh Astro build, and a clean slate for writing: better theming and layout control, first-class LaTeX, and the freedom to ship my own features—because I thought I could code this better myself, and I did.
Sleep isn’t passive—it’s nightly maintenance. Slow-wave and REM rebuild muscle and connective tissue, balance hormones, and flush daytime metabolic waste via the glymphatic system to restore neurotransmission. The payoff: sharper cognition, steadier mood, healthier metabolism, heart, and immunity.
NuScale’s small modular reactors promise more than clean, modular power on the ground—they hint at a future of airborne carriers the size of stadiums, loitering in the skies for months at a time. This post explores how SMR technology could unshackle endurance, transforming not only energy but the architecture of power itself.
EVs are often criticised for their manufacturing footprint, but this misses the crucial point: they have no tailpipes. In cities like London, where millions of ICE cars exhale poison daily, EVs clear the air we actually breathe. They shift emissions upstream to a few factories and power plants—sites that can be regulated and cleaned far more easily than millions of exhaust pipes. Like catalytic converters before them, EVs are not perfect, but they are a vital step in reclaiming breathable cities.
Epigenetics shows that we inherit more than DNA—we carry the echoes of our ancestors’ trauma, hunger, and resilience written into our biology. These epigenetic marks, passed across two to three generations, shape health, weight, stress, and even how we respond to the world. Yet awareness gives us agency: by confronting what we carry, we can choose healing and create a legacy of renewal for those who come after us.
