How simulating social networks revealed why I have no friends, and also no free time

The friendship paradox is an observed social phenomenon that most people have fewer friends than their friends have, on average. … More

The minimal effort explanation of quantum computing

Quantum computing is really complicated, right? Far more complicated than conventional computing, surely. But, wait. Do I even understand how … More

Everyone knows you need to microwave your avocados to release their quantum memory effects.

“Mathematics is the language of the universe.” — every science popularizer ever

This talk was given at the University of Sydney School of Physics Colloquium 19 June 2017.

“In mathematics you don’t understand things. You just get used to them.” ― John von Neumann

The birthday paradox goes… in a room of 23 people there is a 50-50 chance that two of them share … More