Detailed Balance Explained to My Son

Detailed Balance Explained to My Son

Detailed balance is a simple and powerful rule to describe the dynamics of two-state systems. If you know the probability of a transition from a state A to the other state B of a physical system (in…
The Origami Frog High Jump Challenge

The Origami Frog High Jump Challenge

Many geeks adhere to Stiff Paper Theory (SPT), holding that frogs made of expensive company letterhead will jump higher than those made of flimsy copy paper. However, while SPT adds giddy-up to any…
Ancient Algebra Could Help Future Biologists

Ancient Algebra Could Help Future Biologists

Future biology may rely more heavily on ancient math - namely algebra - according to researchers at Sweet Briar College and the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech. Future…
Who's To Blame For UK Gun Crime?

Who's To Blame For UK Gun Crime?

If you're an ordinary, law-abiding citizen in the UK, you can't own a gun.  So who owns them?  Criminals, of course, making crimes easier to commit.   But it isn't just organized crime…