Hello, I'm Gus
Here are a few thoughts that I find delightful, and that I have taken the time to write up.
Here are a few thoughts that I find delightful, and that I have taken the time to write up.
The Coriolis Effect mysteriously appears with the change from inertial to rotational reference frames, but I believe it can be best understood through thought experiment rather than a partial derivative derivation since the mathematics as a tool comes after physical understanding. Read more...
This spring, I decided to try my hand at answering science questions on Reddit’s r/askscience message board. Do I have what it takes to be a science communicator? Read more...
During my runs this winter, I found the BBC archives to be a fascinating and informative distraction. One winter day, while running in a snowy park near the university, I was struck by a certain interview with the early 20th century writer and poet Robert Graves. “There is a word Read more...
Koyaanisqatsi Read more...
Inigo Quillez is an electrical engineer turned mathematical artist. He is responsible for the self-generating backgrounds in many Pixar movies, and his work is very impressive. Most interesting to me is Read more...
Ian McKeever's paintings have ultimately failed, in my estimation, to create a latent sense of time. They can only take the time which they are given by the viewer; it is he who imbues the painting with its meaning. I agree with McKeever that painting Read more...
Light travels at 299,792,458 meters per second. That’s not so hard to think about, it’s just a really quick-moving item. This simple answer is easily muddied when you ask yourself, “What is moving at that speed?” Read more...