Feb 28th, 2021
Episode 115: Special Relativity Part 2
In the second and final part of this series, I discuss the major consequences of special relativity, including the relativity of simultaneity, time di...View Details
Feb 28th, 2021
In the second and final part of this series, I discuss the major consequences of special relativity, including the relativity of simultaneity, time di...View Details
Feb 8th, 2021
The first of a two part series on special relativity, I provide a brief overview of the historical development of relativity theory, including a discu...View Details
Dec 30th, 2020
I discuss the methods and results of my Master's Thesis, in which I analysed electrophysiological data of the mouse visual system using a variety of s...View Details
Dec 7th, 2020
A discussion of higher-order processing of information in the visual system, including an overview of how the brain extracts edges and basic shapes fr...View Details
Nov 1st, 2020
An overview of the field of microbiology, beginning with a brief history of the discipline, and then proceeding through a summary of the structure and...View Details
Sep 24th, 2020
An introduction to the theory of plate tectonics, beginning with an overview of the internal structure of Earth, the differences between oceanic and c...View Details
Aug 30th, 2020
Building on the basic concepts discussed in the previous episode, this episode examines the formation and development of a wide range of weather pheno...View Details
Aug 2nd, 2020
An introduction to key concepts relevant to understanding weather, including relative and absolute humidity, atmospheric stability, cloud formation an...View Details
Jul 1st, 2020
In this sixth and final part in our series on economic growth and development, I discuss in more detail some of the key institutions necessary for eco...View Details
Jun 15th, 2020
In this fifth part of our series on economic growth and development, I examine the major factors that have been advanced as explaining differences in ...View Details