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.
A reader asks this question, testing the boundaries between physics culture and religious belief: How hostile do you think a learning institution would be to someone in their Physics department looking at the Horizon problem via the Universe being an … Continue reading →
Aron, How is it possible that God is in control of all things and their will is always done, assuming that we are free? —Kevin First, why are we free in the first place? Because God wants us to be … Continue reading →
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 →