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A distraction due to errors, misunderstanding and misguided Norwegian statistics

Real Climate

are used all over the world, based on calculations that quantify the effects of physical mechanisms and the way different parts of the atmosphere are connected to each other. The physics-based models describe how energy flows through the atmosphere and ocean, as well as how the forces from different air masses push against each other.

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Where did all the calculus go?

Physics World

He challenged me to defend the A-level physics curriculum, which he thought had been “dumbed down” and lacked any solid, mathematical rigour. Since then, I have had many similar conversations with other university physics lecturers who mourn the lack of mathematical fluency in their first-year undergraduate students.

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A new place for consciousness in our understanding of the universe

New Scientist

To make sense of mysteries like quantum mechanics and the passage of time, theorists are trying to reformulate physics to include subjective experience as a physical constituent of the world

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The great upheaval in physics – through the eyes of a scientist who was there

Physics World

If you have studied physics beyond school, you will likely have heard of the Rayleigh–Jeans law – an equation that accurately approximates the spectral radiance of blackbody radiation at long wavelengths. The post The great upheaval in physics – through the eyes of a scientist who was there appeared first on Physics World.

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Credit where it’s due: why not nominate yourself or a colleague for an Institute of Physics award?

Physics World

In physics, it’s a sign you’ve done important and influential work that’s been recognized by your peers. A prize signifies a job well done and achievements that matter for the progress of physics. The post Credit where it’s due: why not nominate yourself or a colleague for an Institute of Physics award?

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Cosmic rays threaten Martian agriculture, rattlesnakes play a clever trick on your spatial perception

Physics World

While the cobalt-60 sources only emitted gamma rays, plants on Mars would be subject to several different types of radiation, which could each affect the plants differently. To understand why, they created a virtual reality scenario in which a human subject perceives that they are walking through high grass towards a hidden rattling snake.

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The Earth as an exoplanet, Liverpool’s lost accelerator and primordial black holes: the May 2022 issue of Physics World

Physics World

James Romero explores this fascinating new dimension to exoplanet hunting in the May issue of Physics World magazine , which is now out. Remember that if you’re a member of the Institute of Physics , you can read the whole of Physics World magazine every month via our digital apps for iOS , Android and Web browsers.

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