Improbable Matter

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Talking about Solar and Plasma Physics at Glasgow Science Festival 2026

Talking about Solar and Plasma Physics at Glasgow Science Festival 2026

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1.4K views·1 week ago

The wagon tyranny of logistics - a ramble including the Domesday Book

The wagon tyranny of logistics - a ramble including the Domesday Book

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162.8K views·1 month ago

Hough Transform Algorithms for Grad Students (2)

Hough Transform Algorithms for Grad Students (2)

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19.4K views·9 months ago

The Limit of Victory - my improbable book

The Limit of Victory - my improbable book

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4.3K views·1 year ago

How the tokamak became king of fusion - Thomson Scattering and the Cold War

How the tokamak became king of fusion - Thomson Scattering and the Cold War

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16.1K views·1 year ago

Brent’s Method of Finding Roots and Inverse Functions Algorithms for Grad Students (1)

Brent’s Method of Finding Roots and Inverse Functions Algorithms for Grad Students (1)

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11.0K views·1 year ago

Why OOP is slow - and a stupid idea to fix it

Why OOP is slow - and a stupid idea to fix it

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15.9K views·1 year ago

How Lasers Work

How Lasers Work

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55.4K views·2 years ago

How Quantum Key Distribution Works (BB84 & E91)

How Quantum Key Distribution Works (BB84 & E91)

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74.5K views·2 years ago

The 200-year-old mathematics behind half the internet

The 200-year-old mathematics behind half the internet

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137.0K views·2 years ago

The limits of AI - a ramble including Sidewinder missiles

The limits of AI - a ramble including Sidewinder missiles

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24.0K views·2 years ago

How nuclear fusion (maybe) works (4) - reactor practicalities

How nuclear fusion (maybe) works (4) - reactor practicalities

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117.6K views·2 years ago

The Sun is larger than you might think

The Sun is larger than you might think

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27.4K views·3 years ago

The problems with Helion Energy - a response to Real Engineering

The problems with Helion Energy - a response to Real Engineering

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898.3K views·3 years ago

How long an interstellar journey will take

How long an interstellar journey will take

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57.3K views·3 years ago

How nuclear fusion works (3) - magnetic confinement, tokamaks, stellarators

How nuclear fusion works (3) - magnetic confinement, tokamaks, stellarators

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132.1K views·3 years ago

[Historical Song Battles] Flora - Oh, the Red Viburnum in the Meadow vs The Flower of Scotland

[Historical Song Battles] Flora - Oh, the Red Viburnum in the Meadow vs The Flower of Scotland

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3.0K views·3 years ago

How nuclear fusion works (2) - confinement, stars, nukes, inertial fusion energy

How nuclear fusion works (2) - confinement, stars, nukes, inertial fusion energy

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98.0K views·4 years ago

Lobsters in space - new x-ray telescopes + first 3 missions (Longxia Yan 1, SVOM, SMILE)

Lobsters in space - new x-ray telescopes + first 3 missions (Longxia Yan 1, SVOM, SMILE)

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20.1K views·4 years ago

In defense of Q-plasma - a response to Sabine Hossenfelder

In defense of Q-plasma - a response to Sabine Hossenfelder

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78.6K views·4 years ago

How nuclear fusion works (1) - fusors, thermonuclear reactions, lattice fusion

How nuclear fusion works (1) - fusors, thermonuclear reactions, lattice fusion

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124.1K views·4 years ago

Former fusion scientist on why we won't have fusion power by 2040

Former fusion scientist on why we won't have fusion power by 2040

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2.0M views·4 years ago

How Optics Work - the basics of cameras, lenses and telescopes

How Optics Work - the basics of cameras, lenses and telescopes

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144.6K views·4 years ago

Firing the Flak 88mm on Mars - ballistics, history and worldbuilding

Firing the Flak 88mm on Mars - ballistics, history and worldbuilding

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234.7K views·4 years ago

[Historical Song Battles] Artillery - The Caissons Go Rolling Along vs Song of the Artillerymen

[Historical Song Battles] Artillery - The Caissons Go Rolling Along vs Song of the Artillerymen

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4.9K views·4 years ago

PhoneShop - The funniest sitcom you've never seen

PhoneShop - The funniest sitcom you've never seen

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12.0K views·4 years ago

People Just Do The Office

People Just Do The Office

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6.4K views·5 years ago

How a Computer Works - from silicon to apps

How a Computer Works - from silicon to apps

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2.0M views·5 years ago

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