A key insight of general relativity is the view of the universe as a four-dimensional geometric space. Gravitation and other forces within physics are explained as properties of the geometry. Analogously, string theory includes many dimensions, as many as ten or more, in an effort to explain all the forces of the universe. Given the geometry… Read More The geometry of social networks
When visiting the Curie Museum in Paris this May, I became aware that much of Marie Curie’s later work was devoted to the medical uses of radiation. Here was one of the most brilliant scientists of all time, two-time nobel prize winner, with a clear view towards the applications of her theoretical work. While I had… Read More Mind and action
We have been taught since we were children not to disrupt the world around us. Keep quiet… Don’t make waves… Don’t start fires… What would you do, however, if you were encouraged to set fires? That is, burn things down as quickly as possible. It may seem like an odd question, and such thoughts in real… Read More How to burn a network
The Intrepid Mathematician 