A physicist by training, I dwell much of the time in the borderlands. My PhD thesis work was in the strange region where the mathematics of physics spills over into biology. After that, I made a sideways move and studied a problem in quantum information theory that brings into physics mathematical concepts that a dully orthodox physics education never touched. This problem also provides an opportunity to delve into the charmingly obscure byways of science history.
Social media:
- My primary home on the fediverse is Blake Stacey at icosahedron.website.
- I’m also Blake Stacey at mastodon.mit.edu.
- And Blake Stacey at mathstodon.xyz.
- I also help moderate awful.systems.
“Giver,” Jonas suggested, “you and I don’t need
to care about the rest of them.”
The Giver looked at him with a questioning smile.
Jonas hung his head. Of course they needed to care.
It was the meaning of everything.
—Lois Lowry