The Physics of Sand, and More

Can a heap of sand illuminate the transition from quiet to chaos?

Can a heap of sand illuminate the transition from quiet to chaos? That's the premise of the field of sandpile studies... more »

In the English village of Ockham, around 1287, a boy named William was born. His razor enabled science to blossom... more »

"If you put censors like me in charge, you get a worse situation than if you have people with the freedom…