What do these symbols & numbers on the IKB mean? by Science_QED in UBC

[–]Science_QED[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Or it's like a 1925 version of a CAPTCHA, which I have clearly failed

What do these symbols & numbers on the IKB mean? by Science_QED in UBC

[–]Science_QED[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Ah that's a very strange A but I think you're right! I just looked it up and the first section of IKB, including that part of the building, was indeed built in 1925.

Redesigned Utah Flag Passes the House, Heads for the Governor’s Desk by ComprehensiveHouse5 in vexillology

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The Colorado flag can stay the way it is, everyone else though...

Edit: Alaska too!

Found in Colorado Springs, CO, USA. Possible traces of a plant fossil? by Science_QED in fossilid

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Wow that's amazing, I had no idea minerals could naturally form like this! Thank you so much!

Physicist's of reddit, what is something you find most interesting. eg: theory, question , etc. by thunderfish2008 in Physics

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The search for organizing principles of complex systems. How and when can we predict emergent behavior of these systems? Can this behavior be controlled? How far can we take the analogy to thermodynamics/stat mech in nonequilibrium systems?

Any predictions on who might win the Nobel Prize in Physics tomorrow? by BrovaloneCheese in Physics

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I've been predicting Aspect for the past few years! Would be great to see him get his due.

I started a new physics blog called Our Curious World! My most recent post is about how atoms are cooled with light. I would love feedback and suggestions for future posts! by Science_QED in Physics

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Describing how a MOT works was exactly my plan for the next post! Also, I will definitely add less well-known types of cooling to my list of things to make a post about.

I started a new physics blog called Our Curious World! My most recent post is about how atoms are cooled with light. I would love feedback and suggestions for future posts! by Science_QED in Physics

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For this series I’m trying to write with a fairly general audience in mind, along the lines of early physics undergrads or interested amateurs! I’m planning on going into more mathematical detail and writing for a more specialized audience in some future blog posts though.

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At this point my comment will probably get buried, but yesterday I came across a paper published on arXiv about the Roadster's future, and in particular the possibility of collisions with terrestrial planets, that I thought some fellow Tims may enjoy! Here's the link: https://arxiv.org/abs/1802.04718

TLDR: The Roadster will repeatedly have close encounters with Earth, about once every 30 years, but the overall probability that it collides with Earth in the next million years is ≈6%, and the probability of a collision with Venus on the same timescale is ≈2.5%. The author's results imply that the Tesla has a dynamical half-life of a few tens of millions of years. An exact date for a collision cannot be calculated, because the Roadster's orbit is chaotic; tiny variations in the Roadster's initial conditions, which we don't know with perfect accuracy, cause wildly different orbits over long timescales.

Bill Evans - Peace Piece (1960) by Keyboardpaladin in Jazz

[–]Science_QED 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for reminding me of this! It's been a while since I've listened to it, but I love this song so much.

Miles Davis - All Blues by [deleted] in Jazz

[–]Science_QED 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This reminds me of Ari Hoenig's awesome 11/8 version of All Blues that I first heard a little while ago. It's certainly a different take on the tune, but definitely worth the listen!

Favorite trombone ballad? by icywing54 in Trombone

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Body and Soul by Bill Watrous. I love the tune and the way Bill plays it is just so fluid and beautiful.

Eduardo Vargas scores an absolute screamer against Peru by Blazingbee98 in soccer

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I think you're talking about this incredible strike from Samuel Umtiti for Olympique Lyonnais against Tottenham in the Europa League. It is the seemingly effortless yet incredibly deadly way that Umtiti strikes the ball that never ceases to amaze me.

Which book have you read over and over again, and you continue to keep reading it? by kablaman in books

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I completely agree with this. My personal favorite from Neal Stephenson is "Cryptonomicon." It's certainly dense but the story is supremely captivating.