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On learning…

Learning is strange. Sometimes you get something, and sometimes you don’t. Sometimes you pound your head for hours trying to solve a problem, then later go back to it and solve it in minutes. I have two good examples: This spring, I decided to learn to unicycle. And not just riding on smooth streets to [...]

Physics and you

Now that we’ve had the first dusting of snow for the season, it’s time for a friendly reminder of one reason everyone needs to understand some physics. Static friction is greater than kinetic friction.* In other words, if you aren’t sliding, it is easy to stay not sliding. Once you start sliding, it is hard [...]