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Dr Xorile
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I'm a South African/Brit living in Southern California with my wife and three kids. I have studied mathematics and have a PhD in physics. My kids were born in the UK and Singapore. I run Ubuntu at home, and enjoy puzzles. I like python and board games and rock climbing and outdoors generally. I write about science and religion and work in consulting.

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Are room temperature superconductors theoretically possible, and through what mechanism?
Nov 23, 2016
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Contradiction in Ohm's Law and relation $P=VI$
Dec 2, 2016
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How quickly does spacetime that's been deformed return to "flat" after the deforming mass moves on?
Apr 7, 2020
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How can a material conduct heat but not electricity
Jun 29, 2015
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Special relativity: sensing speed and time from a rocket
Mar 14, 2021
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If the Earth is in constant motion then why do we say that an object is in a state of rest?
Aug 26, 2015
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Is there a rigorous definition of 'much greater than'?
Sep 21, 2015
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What will I see if launch a thing into a black hole?
Sep 26, 2015
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Why a type of motion is relative and another is not?
Aug 24, 2015
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Is closed phase trajectory a necessary feature of any one-dimensional periodic motion?
Aug 28, 2017
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How can 64 = 65?
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Three logicians walk out of the bar
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Reverse Puzzling
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Chess : The Lone King
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How do you get 23 using the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 5?