Daily Archives: February 13, 2023

Evidence for Understanding

Posted on February 13, 2023 by dougkyles422111

I want to talk about an aspect of light that doesn’t make the most sense to me, and that is how we receive it. Thinking about sight abstractly, we cannot really comprehend at all times what we are seeing are particles of light. To us, our visual environment is our reality. Learning about how the […] Continue reading →

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Blog 2 – Tides: my thoughts from the anime Avatar: the Last Airbender

Posted on February 13, 2023 by niqretnuh

One of my favorite poetic interpretations of tides comes from the anime “Avatar–the last airbender”. In the episode “The Siege of the North”, the root of the mysterious power of “water-bending” is explained to stem from the moon, and the power of tides. The goddesses “tui (推)” and “la (拉)” (“push” and “pull”) directs the […] Continue reading →

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The Wave-Particle Duality of Light

Posted on February 13, 2023 by jackdoyle25

In common perception, most things in our universe fall into two fundamental categories: energy and matter. Energy could be electricity, heat, sound waves, or kinetic motion. Matter is generally a descriptor of things made up from atoms, such as planets or stars or humans ourselves. However, looking at these on a more fundamental level, the […] Continue reading →

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The Tools of Discovery

Posted on February 13, 2023 by dromalley

For my second blog post, I’ve decided to provide an overview of a few of the most advanced telescopes both on and around the world which have allowed astronomers to peer into the distant mysteries of our universe and uncover more about its nature. First, we will examine some of the most advance ground based […] Continue reading →

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