“Why do we use these weird units?”
“Historical reasons.”
“Also, cosmic rays are electromagnetic radiation, right?”
“No, that’s a historical accident too. It’s convention now.”
03 Sep 2018
“What about using the letter ‘f’?”
“That is a special symbol that’s reserved! You can’t just use an ‘f’ wherever you want. People will get confused. Think of the children!”
22 Aug 2018
“I knew I should have updated my copy of The Researcher’s Field Guide to Unclimbed Mountains.”
20 Aug 2018
Whenever something looks trivial in mathematics, don’t skip it!
13 Aug 2018