Just a quick “one day in geology” video for you today: I am running this video today as Diana is on holiday within sight of the Mediterranean. Me I am in the office… Mother’s Day It is getting closer, have you sorted it yet? Have a good weekend. Clive Photo …
Because It’s Friday – A stick and Valentine’s Day!
Following on from the “Because It’s Friday” where Professor Hannah Fry explained how much paper you need to wrap the planet Earth, today, I thought you would like to hear her explain a stick… …and explaining that an electron has weight. How many zeros? Something Extra – Valentine’s Day Diana …
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Because It’s Friday – This is kinda maths…
As regular readers of “Because It’s Friday” know, I often run maths articles in this slot because of our son, who has a Masters in Mathematics. When I saw this article, I knew I could not pass it up for today: Google Scholar has a ‘verified email’ for Sir Isaac …
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Because It’s Friday – Where are they now?
Whilst Diana and I were watching the latest Brian Cox documentary, Solar System, Diana queried the speed of the Voyager 1 spacecraft. Brian Cox stated it was travelling at 1,000,000 miles a day. Diana thought this was too fast. I had to find out just how fast it was going, …
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Because It’s Friday – A Star Trek Story
I have two “Because It’s Friday” things for you today. The first is the continuing search for intelligent extra-terrestrial life: How gravitational waves could help detect Star Trek-style warp drive spaceships – The Conversation The second is from xkcd and is another maths joke. An occasional series I started because my son is …