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Geodesics are often explained as “straight lines in a curved space” or sometimes “straightest possible lines in a curved space”, but what exactly is that supposed to mean?
There was a theory of (and principles of) relativity before Einstein. This idea of relativity comes from Galileo: one of those Giant shoulders that Newton stood on....
Last week's widely-publicised videos purporting to show a UFO over Jerusalem have demonstrated, yet again, that when it comes to trying to explain the unexplained, the voice of rationalism is all but drowned out.
Risk: most people have no grasp of very large or very small numbers, let alone ratios. How can we decide what risky activities to prohibit, what to regulate, and what to permit? Are business investors, racegoers and lottery punters playing the same game? This article offers a simple, intuitive index for the discussion and communication of uncertainty.
The scientific facts behind the Biblical story
A summary of theories about the Higgs Boson - the elusive particle believed to give matter its mass.