The Science Asylum
At the Science Asylum, Nick Lucid is absurdly excited about science and math. We hope that you feel safe to be excited about it too.
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The REAL Reason Our Universe Accelerates
How Kepler's Worst Idea Led To Cosmic Truth
Hot Take: Gravity is STILL a Force!
Computers Are Just Rocks Doing Math
Schrodinger's Cat is Nonsense. Always was.
What is Spacetime, Exactly?
What Everyone Gets Wrong About E=mc²
This proved Quantum Physics, but we didn't notice.
The Best Analogies For Quantum Spin
The Ridiculous Density of White Dwarfs
The Star That Keeps Getting Weirder
Physics predicts all of Cosmic Time. Here's how.
Was the Universe EVER this Small?
Not all your Atoms are Stardust
I've been WRONG about Supernovas my Entire Career
The Problem with Faster Than Light Particles | Tachyons Explained
We All Move At The Speed Of Light… Kind Of.
What Teachers Get Wrong About Equivalence
We Can't Measure* Distance In Outer Space!
JWST had a Turbulent History, but was worth it.
The "Bowling Ball in a Boat" Paradox
Why Do Black Holes Look Like This?!
What Most People Get Wrong About Black Holes
Want to prove Einstein's Special Relativity? Build this.
Why Does Earth NOT Have Rings? The Roche Limit Explained
What Are Particles? Do They ACTUALLY Exist?!
Here are 3 ways a Multiverse could exist.
Brown Dwarfs Challenge our View of the Universe. Here's How.
The True Meaning of Schrödinger's Equation
How can Planets be in Retrograde? Geocentrism Explained