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Category Archives: Language and Physics

Guest Post: The fine-structure constant is probably constant by Sean Carroll

By Sean M. Carroll
Posted: October 18, 2010
Category: Language and Physics | Tagged astrophysics, fundamental constants, guest blogging | 11 Comments

Not much physics on this turkey

By S.C. Kavassalis
Posted: October 10, 2010
Category: Language and Physics | Tagged holiday, humour, thanksgiving, turkey | 3 Comments

The Bad Language of Physics

By S.C. Kavassalis
Posted: September 1, 2010
Category: Language and Physics | Tagged Politically Incorrect, Regge Calculus | 7 Comments

The Language of Bad Physics

By S.C. Kavassalis
Posted: September 1, 2010
Category: Bad Physics, Language and Physics, This Week In The Universe | Tagged Archives, Introduction | 4 Comments
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