Ryan ClemensReview | How calculus makes the modern world workverified_publisherThe Washington Post - Margaret WertheimMargaret Wertheim is a science writer and author of books on the cultural history of physics. She is also an artist in the 2019 Venice Biennale, running May 11 to Nov. 24. Toward the end of Steven Strogatz’s marvelous new book on calculus, we learn how to calculate the speed of light using shredded …
Ryan ClemensA Scientific Accident May Wean the World Off Fossil FuelsInverse - by Chris Howard and Mitch WattsNanoribbon batteries could make electric cars even better. Some of the most famous scientific discoveries happened by accident. From Teflon and the …
Ryan ClemensFor a Split Second, a Quantum Computer Made History Go Backward (Published 2019)verified_publisherThe New York Times - Dennis OverbyeIn “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” a story by F. Scott Fitzgerald and then a movie starring Brad Pitt, a man ages backward: He is born an old man, regresses over the years and dies an infant. This is not typically seen in regular life. The question is, why not? In what amounts to a …
Ryan ClemensPhysicists Are Bewitched by Twisted Graphene's 'Magic Angle'WIRED - David H. FreedmanIf you give graphene a twist, you get superconductivity—and many giddy physicists, all clamoring to work in the new field of twistronics. Pablo …
Ryan ClemensTwo Unusual Galaxies Shake Up the Dark Matter Debate, AgainWIRED - Daniel OberhausNo dark matter? No problem! Two galaxies that appear devoid of the mysterious substance could be strong—if ironic—evidence of its existence. When it …
Ryan ClemensEveryone everywhere shares seven universal moral rules, Oxford University findsThe Telegraph - Sarah Knapton,All societies are held together by seven universal moral rules, which include deferring to superiors and respecting the property of others, Oxford University has concluded. Although many western cultures are moving towards more liberal, less hierarchical organisations, the new research suggests that …
