by Shawn Radcliffe | Oct 13, 2020 | Science
Black holes have long fascinated scientists and science fiction buffs alike, hiding untold mysteries behind their near-impregnable event horizons. This has led to a number of fantastical ideas about their composition and characteristics. In recent years, though,...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Oct 1, 2020 | Science
If you’ve grown tired of answering the question “How much matter is there in the universe?” with “A lot,” a team of scientists at the University of California, Riverside, and other institutions have a much more precise answer. Thirty-one. Percent, that is. On a side...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Sep 29, 2020 | Health
The fall season is my favorite time of year. The changing colors of the leaves. The cooler weather. The gradual lengthening of the nights. It’s a time for slowing down, reflecting, and recovering from the frenetic activity of summer. And let’s not forget about the...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Sep 24, 2020 | Science
One of the many strange paradoxes of quantum theory is that a particle can be in two places at once, what’s known as a quantum spatial superposition. This is the “location” version of the Schrödinger’s cat thought experiment, in which a cat placed in a box is...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Sep 22, 2020 | Writing
In The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams writes, “We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty!” As you might be able to tell, this book was written long before the COVID-19 pandemic, which has spread uncertainty throughout the world as...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Sep 17, 2020 | Meditation, Yoga
Many people have told me that they’ve tried mindfulness meditation — even meditation for beginners — but “just couldn’t do it.” Some of this stems from common misconceptions about meditation, such as there’s only one way to meditate or you shouldn’t have any thoughts...