History of Science
A Fundamental Building Block and Force
To get a theory of everything, we need one fundamental building block and one fundamental force; but we have many more than those right now. […]
Science
Astronomy
Two Models of Planet Migration: Jumping Jupiter and Grand Tack
The Jumping Jupiter idea and the Grand Tack theory are different variations of the Nice model that try to explain the solar system’s current appearance. […]
Astronomy
The Original Nice Model of Planet Migration: The Gas and Ice Giants
The Nice model explains a lot about the solar system. It tells us about how the planets migrated, how the icy planets were formed, and accounts for the Kuiper Belt’s hot and cold populations. […]
Astronomy
The Late Heavy Bombardment: Did the Planets Get Bombed From Space?
Four billion years ago, the inner solar system experienced an unexpected event, a kind of bombardment took place. The first hints of this event were revealed in the Apollo missions. […]
Physics
Quantum Entanglement, Photons, and Copenhagen Interpretation
Quantum entanglement happens when the rules of subatomic particles in the quantum realm apply to things that happen outside the atom, in a larger group than only one atom. But what does that mean? […]
Physics
Are Quantum Mechanics and Eastern Philosophy Related?
Quantum mechanics and Eastern philosophy are described as essentially bound to each other, but that is terribly wrong. Quantum mechanics does not support any religion or philosophy. Then why is the misconception so common that even books have been written on it? […]
Physics
Copenhagen Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
The core of the Copenhagen interpretation is distinguishing the reality from the knowledge that could happen but is not real. Although that sounds a bit complicated, it simplified the concepts of quantum mechanics. How did it do it? […]
History of Science
Social Facts and Necessities for a Healthy Society
Social facts are external things that become a part of an individual’s life without them even realizing it. For example, putting on trousers is a social fact, a norm that people do without thinking and because the society wants them to. However, they are not always so easy and simple. […]
History of Science
Émile Durkheim and the Birth of Sociology
Birth of sociology is closely entwined with Emile Durkheim, even though the name of the discipline was born long before its essence was. There was a reason that this science emerged: lack of discipline to explain some human features. […]
History of Science
Genetics, Ecology, and, Evolution of Species
The evolution of species looked illogical until it was proved that the species is a separate entity from the individuals in the species. […]