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Diet Hard

Diet Hard

A physics-based approach to nutrition is at best only mildly helpful

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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Cursed math and astronomical inclusivity

Cursed math and astronomical inclusivity

In which I write about xkcd and JWST

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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What do teeny galaxies have in common with dogs farting in cars? More than you might expect. Also, 2025 is a cool number.

What do teeny galaxies have in common with dogs farting in cars? More than you might expect. Also, 2025 is a cool number.

Hey, look, nature is the one creating the circumstances for these analogies. I’m just pointing them out.

Philip Plait
Philip Plait