For a Moment, I Was A Cool Dad
A journalist once asked my kids whether it was cool having a dad who was an author.
Read more →The Chris Ferrie Blog
Science education, quantum physics, and the stories behind the books — by quantum physicist and bestselling author Chris Ferrie.
So… we accidentally picked a fight with a time-traveling megacorp
Meet Novax: shadowy, well-funded, and very into stealing history’s greatest discoveries before they’re discovered. Meet you: curious, quick on your feet, and somehow holding the…
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Read more →What You Shouldn’t Know About Quantum Computers
This book is free! (Technically, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, which basically means you can reproduce it at will for educational purposes.) You can download a PDF, which includes the Foreword…
Read more →Has no one told you the Earth rotates one extra day every year?
You’ve probably heard that Earth takes 365 days to orbit the Sun. So far, so good. You might also have heard that Earth completes one rotation every day, which makes intuitive…
Read more →SaaS: Self-as-a-Service
Attention Conservation Notice. It’s rant time. You see, back in the 20th century, we were taught to build our identities by choosing things—our possessions, our clothes, our…
Read more →Bottom-up or top-down. What exactly is the nature of reality?
At the very tip of the Statue of Liberty, defining the highest point on Lady Liberty’s torch, sits a single atom of gold. Why is it there? Does the answer lie solely in the realm…
Read more →We’re updating our pricing model!
Greetings, dear valued readers\! In these challenging times, where inflation creeps into every corner of existence, from your favorite caffeinated beverages to the once-affordable…
Read more →What Does It Mean to Excel at Math?
“In mathematics you don’t understand things. You just get used to them.” — John von Neumann John von Neumann was a mathematician so brilliant that he left his mark on everything…
Read more →I’m a physicist by trade, not by training, and that matters
What a “stranger" in physics sees from within
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