I have enjoyed every single On Being radio show that I’ve listnened to, but their recent interview with guest Natalie Batalha might have been my favorite thus far. Batalha is an astronomer who studies exoplanets and writes poetry on the side – not a bad combination. My particular interest in this interview stems from my… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: physics
Sir Michael Berry Makes Light of Mathematics at Portland State University
In the middle of last week, well-known mathematician and physicist Michael Berry paid a visit to Portland State University. On Wednesday he gave a public lecture titled Making Light of Mathematics in which he discussed the intersection of physics and mathematics in the study of waves. The sketchnotes above record some of the phenomena that… Continue Reading
