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.
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 →
This is a new feature which I'd like to try out. I will ask a question about concepts in theoretical physics, and the readers will try to answer it. It may be a straightforward question, or it may be a … Continue reading →
My brother Lewis is going to upgrade the wall.org server, so the blog may be unavailable for a couple hours, or possibly even a day. Do not fear. Server upgrade completed.