Researchers dream about projects that go perfectly – protocols that work on the first attempt, equipment that doesn’t break, and results that … More
Category: b – Mathematics & Physics
For pieces with strong mathematics, physics, or astronomy elements.
McGill students’ astronomy club: Out of this world
Between the COSMOS series, recently reintroduced with Neil deGrasse Tyson as host, and the BICEP2 discovery, the realm beyond our atmosphere has … More
Infinity Series II: Zero volume with infinite surface area
Ascending and Descending (M. C. Escher, Lithograph, 1960). This is the second entry of the “Infinity Series”, which will introduce … More
Infinity Series I: Finite area with infinite perimeter
This is the first entry of the “Infinity Series”, which will introduce you to the peculiar world of infinity. Today, … More
You are an eggplant (Q.E.D.)
I will now prove that you are an eggplant. Let We have that We can also conclude that Subtracting the … More
Black holes and dinosaurs
So the last topic was on the idea of infinity (remember that we have to be careful about infinity – … More
Guts, toes, and other reasons why physics isn’t so bad
In my experience, McGill students are a diverse bunch. However, there’s one question that we invariably ask one another. It’s … More
What is infinity?
To read more by Shunsuke: http://msurjblog.com/author/shunsukekatayama/ “I love you to infinity”, “I love you to infinity plus one”, “I love you … More
La Mathematica dell’Arte: Let’s think about angles
What if you had the power to change the position of everything in the city while retaining the relationships between … More
La Mathematica dell’Arte: Let’s think about length
Prime: You know, magnitudes are great. Naught: What are you saying all of a sudden? Prime: This idea that things have magnitudes is … More
The Abstract 