Extrasomatic knowledge

17 Sep 201915 Sep 2019

Carl Sagan was the one who introduced me to the concept of "extrasomatic knowledge" through one of his books. As it appears, we have grown as a species due to…

Another type of discovery

10 Sep 20199 Sep 2019

When I went to school, I was called "nerd" and "geek" - it was not a good thing. Here, however, it says: "Some of those who self-identify as nerds and…

Who says there’s “fun” in physics?

3 Sep 201925 Aug 2019

Making fun of physics is difficult. Sure, you can go Sitcom-style and make fun of people, the scientists. But making fun of science itself? What's the Sheldon Cooper of actual…

The non-chalance of a Rube-Goldberg cat

27 Aug 201919 Aug 2019

Can you explain to me why this made me laugh so hard? No cat, I believe, has ever expected such a reaction from the inanimate object it tried to push…

Don’t forget your credit card, Sir!

13 Aug 201912 Aug 2019

Confucius says "Memory is the faculty of the brain by which information is encoded, stored, and retrieved when needed. " Well, no, that's Wikipedia. You know, when you want to…

What does it take to geek out about…leafy trees?

6 Aug 20195 Jul 2019

Kudos to you, if you already knew why leafy trees and Camera Obscura belong together. If not, it's both simple and difficult at once: See, if you let light come…

On lava and kids

14 May 201914 May 2019

It strikes me that, on the level of the single individual, things could very well be more efficient. I mean you, Evolution! How is it that, of all the things…

What does it take to geek out about…clouds?

7 May 20196 May 2019

This is the Sun. It looks a little like a monochrome Jupiter, shrouded in clouds and a (for Northern Norway) weird kind of dusty veil, halfway cloud, halfway glass. Those…

Sean Bean and quantum butter

9 Apr 20195 Apr 2019

From the depths of my social media archive: Quantum butter. #stilllovethatonemorethanIshould :D © 2018 Alexander Biebricher All Rights Reserved.