Ink and Equations

We write real science as stories, poems, satire and speeches

Ink and Equations

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We write real science as stories, poems, satire and speeches.

  1. How an Old Ball Swings the Wrong WayUnpacked, 8 Nov
  2. How a Rock Ended Up Running Your PhoneDeep Dives, 5 Nov
  3. Aristotle Was Wrong for 2,000 Years, and That's Good NewsRhetoric, 4 Nov

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