Tag: mindfulness
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Everyday Physics: Coffee, Trains and the Elevator That Hates You
When people hear “physics”, they think of rockets, black holes or someone traumatising a blackboard with equations. In reality, most of physics happens in much quieter places: your kitchen, the metro, the office elevator that seems to have a personal problem with you. The universe does not switch off when you go to work –…
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The Universe Does Not Care About Your Intuition (And That’s a Relief)
Your intuition is a lovely thing. It helps you find coffee, cross the street and detect when a meeting is about to turn into a crime scene. But as a tool for understanding the universe, intuition is… let us say, politely, “optimistic”. Physics spends a lot of time gently informing us that the world is…