Niels·May 4, 2021A journey to the center of the Earth in 1267.34 secondsLet’s say you managed to dig to the center of the Earth, took some photos for Instagram, then decided you might as well continue, having…
Niels·May 4, 2021Wonky results when digging to the center of the EarthWhile working on an entirely different topic (rhymes with ‘fissile’), I got to wondering — how does the Earth’s gravity vary with depth?
Niels·Mar 3, 2021Why is ice slippery?This question became of acute importance to me a few weeks ago, after some bicycle-related lithobraking. The answer turns out to be…
Niels·Feb 12, 2021Staying warm while cyclingWith the current cold weather, I got curious — how should you stay warm while cycling?A response icon1A response icon1
Niels·Feb 2, 2021David Hume and the Is/Ought problemDavid Hume was a 18th century empiricist Scottish philosopher. One of his early works was A Treatise of Human Nature, published in 1739…
Niels·Jan 31, 2021Parallels between Sassoon’s Counter-Attack and The Charge of the Light BrigadeA while back, I was reading a poem called Counter-Attack, by Siegfried Sassoon — a First World War poet. The poems from that period tend…
Niels·Jan 30, 2021A simple climate model — part 1I have been working on neutron Monte Carlo simulations for quite some time, in order to simulate various aspects of nuclear systems…
Niels·Jan 28, 2021Determinism, free will and moral responsibilityThis is an excerpt of a larger set of comments on determinism and compatibilism, and serves as a short introduction to the concepts.
