Do people really know who Stephen Hawking was?
Do we really know who Stephen Hawking was? We know what he looks like and that he contributed much to science. But asking exactly what he contributed will likely leave …
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Knowing the Mind of God: Einstein’s unfinished symphony, Hawking’s partial unification (part 2)
General Relativity + Quantum Mechanics = Troubled Marriage in Short Distances One of the biggest scientific challenges today is the unification of gravity and quantum mechanics. Einstein’s baby or prima …
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Knowing the Mind of God: Einstein’s unfinished symphony, Hawking’s partial unification (part 1)
I was an undergraduate astronomy major studying the physics of the “Schwarzschild Black Holes” when I decided to study the laws of the quantum field theory in a black hole’s …
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The fuzzy math of Rodrigo Duterte’s critics
Coming from a Mathematics intensive background, I always try to know as much as I can about, and contribute if possible, the local state of science education. Mathematics is a …
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Why the CBCP is not a credible judge of who or what is “fake” or authentic
It is quite rich that the venerable Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) would so pompously issue a list of Websites Carrying False or Unverified Contents [sic]. This is …
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IATROGENICS: Why Rappler is Becoming a Victim of Its Own Medicine
Hashtags: #TakeBackMariaRessa #OmidyarNetwork I can only feel for Maria Ressa. Her motherly interest to defend her team from criticism resulted in more harm rather than good. …
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Filipino ‘journalists’ have no right to judge Rodrigo Duterte and misconstrue his statements
I think I need to diversify my Following and watch list on Twitter. All I see are a bunch of “journalists” shrieking about the statement of President Rodrigo Duterte regarding …
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Why coal-minded Duterte is on the wrong side of history
In about 4 billion years from now, the Sun will leave the main sequence and will evolve into a Red Giant. While this stellar evolution is a spectacular cosmic phenomenon, …
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