Physicist at Large

I'm reading the Decisive Treatise by Averroes, a 12th century Muslim philosopher from Spain.  Averroes argued that the logical study of...

One of the themes of this blog is that there are no secret tricks, no correct politics .  I just found some more lyrics that I think capture...

I'm currently reading Subtle is the Lord: The Science and the Life of Albert Einstein by Abraham Pais.  It's a biography of Einstei...

In order to get a grant from the National Science Foundation, a research proposal must score well on the basis of two criteria:  Intellectua...

The biggest problem with a theory of rational economic behavior is not that humans are irrational (though they often are) but that rational ...

I'll start with the confession:  I'm not going to read all of Book 7 of the Kitab al-Manazir .  Experimental papers are best read wh...

I figured out a way to encapsulate a lot of what frustrates me about discussions of the post-industrial economy.  Everyone mouths "STEM...