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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
A brilliant book which provides an insight into not only the specific slice of history which it talks about – namely the lead up to the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan and then the Taliban’s bloody coup – but also a more general look at human nature and the intricacies of relationships between people: loyalty, guilt…
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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
A very life-changing book. It touches on a lot of metaphysical themes: I think that it has some important lessons in it about following your dreams.
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Probability, chaos and the nature of creation
Probability and an elementary, almost axiomatically governing rule of the universe (thoughts given through the analogy of a complex puzzle)I will attempt in this article to describe my views on how probability plays an intrinsic role in the governing of chaos and the universe as we know it.Many subscribe to the belief that the universe is…
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A Blind Man’s World
The whispering voices, The soft-sounding chimes, The hissing of serpents that slither and slide, Under and over – around the divide, Upon which the sighted found all of their pride, I seem to see darkness and light all the same And see only that which my mind’s eye portrays. Great minds often clash yet small…
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There is no such thing as magic!
This article is not about the magic of the Harry Potter Universe – that which fuels the dynamics of wizarding society, but rather the magic that seems to fuel on a more metaphysical level – the magic of intelligence!If you have ever been involved in anything remotely academic, you will know what I mean when…
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Imaginatively Real – Understanding Imaginary Numbers and why they’re not really all that ‘Imaginary’
Imaginary numbers are one of the mysterious parts of mathematics, which most people have heard about – but not many people truly understand.The first thing that will spring to mind for most when we talk about imaginary numbers, is the mysterious symbol $i$.Now, we ask ourselves, what does $i$ actually mean? Well, $i$ is simply…
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We’ll be counting… numbers
You may have learnt the formula in school: $\\sum\\limits_{r=1}^n r = \\frac{(n+1)(n)}{2}$ $n$ here is the last value in the series to be added up. $a$ is the starting value. $r$, the value after the summation sign is the formula for any term – and here it is simply on its own, meaning if you…
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Happy 3rd Birthday!
Physics, Life and Everything Else was created 3 years ago today! Long may this blog continue to prosper!
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The Self Referencing Proof or (God’s) Pure Essence Tainted Upon Entering this World
https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/evQsOFQju08&source=uds Watching this video by VSauce recently, reminded me of a question that I had once asked myself: do we all see colours in the same way? When Michael mentioned Tommy Edison in the video, I was absolutely dumbfounded, since a mere month ago I had visited his channel and gone through the same thought…
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Zero divided by zero?
What is the value of 0/0? At first glance you might think that this actually has the value of 0, considering that if zero is divided by anything it is still zero! However, this isn\’t actually really true as you will soon find out. Consider the basic algebraic principles: they state that if one number…
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