Science history

"Redo of a Famous Experiment on the Origins of Life Reveals Critical Detail Missed for Decades"

Nuance builds on the famous Miller-Urey experiment.    Continue reading ›
Dec 29, 2021 1 min read Link post, Science, Science history

"Why Mathematicians Should Stop Naming Things After Each Other"

Why Mathematicians Should Stop Naming Things After Each Other Interesting piece in Nautilus about mathematics and the lack of accessibility that comes from using mathematician’s names to describe their results:    Continue reading ›
Sep 15, 2020 2 min read Link post, Science, Science history, Communication

Fahrenheit and Celsius – Trapped in a 10-sided box

I love talking about Fahrenheit. It offers an excellent distillation of history, the nature of scientific measurement, and even a lovely illustration of creative, outside-the-box-thinking. It’s just lost to our modern sensibilities.    Continue reading ›
Aug 21, 2020 5 min read Creative thinking, Science history