About Aron Wall
I am a Lecturer in Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge. Before that, I read Great Books at St. John's College (Santa Fe), got my physics Ph.D. from U Maryland, and did my postdocs at UC Santa Barbara, the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and Stanford. The views expressed on this blog are my own, and should not be attributed to any of these fine institutions.
In the comments section to the previous post, a reader St. Andy asks this question: To anyone who wants to answer. This site has quite literally been a Godsend to me. I've always loved science but until about 5 years … Continue reading →
Imagine if somebody said that only one height exists at once—whichever elevation you happen to be in at the moment, only things at that elevation really exist. The moles in the ground are can be asserted to be "below", but … Continue reading →
I've posted the solution for the First Challenge Question in the comments section to that post. St. Jack Spell's comment here is the winner, and my answer key is here, along with some secret knowledge which I promised to "Andrew2" … Continue reading →
Oh, and I meant to include this random piece of information in the previous post but it slipped my mind: ♦ I just got back on Tuesday from a 3 week trip to Europe to go to some physics workshops … Continue reading →
♦ A Roman cooking blog: Pass the Garum. ♦ An amazing carved tree trunk. ♦ I have a mild case of synethesia: I associate colors with letters and numbers. Words tend to be associated primarily with the color of the … Continue reading →