Item #4 of Gemini's "Future Discussion Outline: Visualizing Wavepackets" addresses "The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle." I'm glad that this topic is included. It's a key insight, part of my research into visualizing and demystifying strange aspects of quantum theory. My October […]

COVID continues to be a wake-up call for better alignment between scientific consensus and public policy – the need to address the gap between science & society. COVID vaccination outcomes, for example, require engagement in a wider social discussion. Facts […]

Here's more on that famous Feynman quote (as noted above on 4-23-2019), which deGrasse Tyson and Shatner may be paying homage to in the title of their latest show. There's no definitive source for when & where Feynman made this […]

Here's how Paul Sutter characterizes so-called quantum particles: • Space.com > "There's an infinite amount of energy locked in the vacuum of space-time. Could we ever use it?" by Paul Sutter (June 9, 2025) – Unfortunately, any work you do […]

So, with all that romance about FTL, let's not forget the very human nature of such an endeavor. Out in the void, a pause at a peak of eternal light. • Midstream Musings > "the gods need not take our […]

Here's a useful summary of imaginative ways to achieve FTL travel (or not) – ways to craft accessible cosmic stories with reasonable timeframes. • Space.com > "13 faster-than-light travel methods from sci-fi that leave Einstein's theory of relativity in their […]

AI Overview [summarize the key points of Carlo Rovelli's book Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution] In Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution, Carlo Rovelli argues that quantum mechanics can be understood as a theory describing how objects […]

Also from my to-do list for commentary … an interview. Here's an article (below) about Gerard 't Hooft's dissatisfaction with quantum mechanics. (Is this the same as quantum physics?) Not a hint of visualization. 't Hooft seeks to explain quantum […]

Well, on my to-do list for commentary, there're a few more articles by well-known physicists. Here's a recent one by Brian Cox (below). PROLOGUE Before my take on Cox's presentation (below), here's my take on quantum physics. Here's a quick […]

(Image credit: NASA via collectSPACE.com) The Mars way or the Artemis path forward – a lunar gateway? Might other nations take the "slower" (less risky) path? As if I'd anticipated the follow-on to my last comment: • Wired > "Moon or […]