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"01a0c552-8aec-720d-bff0-bc6ea7ab915a", "title": "Emergence in ant colonies", "url": "https://condensedconcepts.blogspot.com/2022/11/emergence-in-ant-colonies.html", "published_at": "2022-11-19T23:47:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c552-8aec-720d-bff0-bc6ea82d7092", "title": "Who should get to attend elite universities in the USA?", "url": "https://condensedconcepts.blogspot.com/2022/11/who-should-get-to-attend-elite.html", "published_at": "2022-11-10T05:30:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c552-8aec-720d-bff0-bc6ea82f8e79", "title": "Did Turing really \"explain\" pattern formation?", "url": "https://condensedconcepts.blogspot.com/2022/11/did-turing-really-explain-pattern.html", "published_at": "2022-11-02T23:41:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c552-8aec-720d-bff0-bc6ea86a41af", "title": "A few things I have learnt from professional editors", "url": "https://condensedconcepts.blogspot.com/2022/10/a-few-things-i-have-learnt-from.html", "published_at": "2022-10-27T04:46:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c552-8aec-720d-bff0-bc6ea9462502", "title": "Self-organisation in complex fluids", "url": "https://condensedconcepts.blogspot.com/2022/10/self-organisation-in-complex-fluids.html", "published_at": "2022-10-17T23:04:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c552-8aec-720d-bff0-bc6ea9b4e585", "title": "Systemic flaws that are undermining good science", "url": "https://condensedconcepts.blogspot.com/2022/10/systemic-flaws-that-are-undermining.html", "published_at": "2022-10-11T05:05:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c552-8aec-720d-bff0-bc6eaa3dda18", "title": "Probing the relationship between superexchange and superconductivity in cuprates", "url": "https://condensedconcepts.blogspot.com/2022/10/probing-relationship-between.html", "published_at": "2022-10-07T07:55:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c552-8aec-720d-bff0-bc6eaabcff01", "title": "The wonders of gallium", "url": "https://condensedconcepts.blogspot.com/2022/09/the-wonders-of-gallium.html", "published_at": "2022-09-15T10:48:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c552-8aec-720d-bff0-bc6eaac3fb99", "title": "Very Short Introduction can be pre-ordered", "url": "https://condensedconcepts.blogspot.com/2022/09/very-short-introduction-can-be-pre.html", "published_at": "2022-09-08T01:44:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c552-8aec-720d-bff0-bc6eab162637", "title": "The value of \"simple\" models for complex systems", "url": "https://condensedconcepts.blogspot.com/2022/09/the-value-of-simple-models-for-complex.html", "published_at": "2022-09-02T05:13:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c552-8aec-720d-bff0-bc6eac02b736", "title": "Hysteresis, hype, niches, nudges and social change", "url": "https://condensedconcepts.blogspot.com/2022/08/hysteresis-hype-niches-nudges-and.html", "published_at": "2022-08-21T21:01:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c552-8aec-720d-bff0-bc6eacd54202", "title": "Sociological insights from statistical physics", "url": "https://condensedconcepts.blogspot.com/2022/08/sociological-insights-from-statistical.html", "published_at": "2022-08-12T01:53:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c552-8aec-720d-bff0-bc6ead7888a8", "title": "Models for collective social phenomena", "url": "https://condensedconcepts.blogspot.com/2022/08/models-for-collective-social-phenomena.html", "published_at": "2022-08-03T06:15:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c552-8aec-720d-bff0-bc6ead8ae158", "title": "Famous last words", "url": "https://condensedconcepts.blogspot.com/2022/07/famous-last-words.html", "published_at": "2022-07-29T06:20:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c552-8aec-720d-bff0-bc6eadcd8289", "title": "Chapter abstracts for A Very Short Introduction (part 2)", "url": "https://condensedconcepts.blogspot.com/2022/07/chapter-abstracts-for-very-short_22.html", "published_at": "2022-07-22T01:35:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c552-8aec-720d-bff0-bc6eaea0b68d", "title": "Chapter abstracts for A Very Short Introduction (part 1)", "url": "https://condensedconcepts.blogspot.com/2022/07/chapter-abstracts-for-very-short.html", "published_at": "2022-07-20T05:23:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c552-8aec-720d-bff0-bc6eaf50a006", "title": "A guide through hype about computational chemistry on quantum computer", "url": "https://condensedconcepts.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-guide-through-hype-about.html", "published_at": "2022-07-07T01:09:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c552-8aec-720d-bff0-bc6eb0055e4f", "title": "de Gennes enthuses about Chemistry and skewers Comte", "url": "https://condensedconcepts.blogspot.com/2022/06/de-gennes-enthuses-about-chemistry-and.html", "published_at": "2022-06-29T03:56:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c552-8aec-720d-bff0-bc6eb0c47b18", "title": "Can emergent properties be explained?", "url": "https://condensedconcepts.blogspot.com/2022/06/can-emergent-properties-be-explained.html", "published_at": "2022-06-24T00:29:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c552-8aec-720d-bff0-bc6eb124ff3d", "title": "What is a scientific explanation?", "url": "https://condensedconcepts.blogspot.com/2022/06/what-is-scientific-explanation.html", "published_at": 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2024

Emergence in classical optics: caustics and rainbowsoriginal ↗
11 Sept 2024
Autobiography of John Goodenough (1922-2023)original ↗
3 Sept 2024
What symmetries distinguish liquids, crystals, glasses, and isotropic solids?original ↗
27 Aug 2024
My mental health updateoriginal ↗
22 Aug 2024
Do arrows of explanation point down or up?original ↗
16 Aug 2024
Emergence, structuralism, realism, and quarksoriginal ↗
26 Jul 2024
Clarity about the relationship of emergence, complexity, predictability, and universalityoriginal ↗
22 Jul 2024
Basic realities to accept about applying for fundingoriginal ↗
9 Jul 2024
Quantum BS: piling it higheroriginal ↗
29 Jun 2024
Emergence talk at University of the Philippinesoriginal ↗
26 Jun 2024
10 key ideas about emergenceoriginal ↗
20 Jun 2024
The interplay of ecological and evolutionary dynamics: immigration, extinction, and chaos (and DMFT?)original ↗
11 Jun 2024
Should Ph.D. students choose to teach?original ↗
1 Jun 2024
Straining gnats and swallowing camels on campusoriginal ↗
31 May 2024
More superconductivity in Hollywoodoriginal ↗
24 May 2024
The whole is qualitatively different from the parts: beer, birds, and brainsoriginal ↗
13 May 2024
The relevance of Labor Day to physicists and philosophersoriginal ↗
8 May 2024
Emergence of the arrow of timeoriginal ↗
28 Apr 2024
Effective theories in classical and quantum mechanicsoriginal ↗
22 Apr 2024
Physics on Netflixoriginal ↗
16 Apr 2024
Effective quantum field theories and hierarchial realityoriginal ↗
10 Apr 2024
Is biology better at computing than supercomputers?original ↗
3 Apr 2024
Superconductors in Hollywoodoriginal ↗
25 Mar 2024
A light conversation about condensed matter physicsoriginal ↗
19 Mar 2024
Emergence and the stratification of physics into sub-fieldsoriginal ↗
8 Mar 2024
An illusion of purpose in emergent phenomena?original ↗
5 Mar 2024
Emergence? in large language models (revised edition)original ↗
27 Feb 2024
Launching my book in a real physical bookshoporiginal ↗
15 Feb 2024
The role of effective theories and toy models in understanding emergent propertiesoriginal ↗
9 Feb 2024
Four scientific reasons to be skeptical of AI hypeoriginal ↗
6 Feb 2024
Emergence and the Ising modeloriginal ↗
25 Jan 2024
David Mermin on his life in science: funny, insightful, and significantoriginal ↗
19 Jan 2024
Wading through AI hype about materials discoveryoriginal ↗
16 Jan 2024
Certain benefits of Bayesoriginal ↗
5 Jan 2024

2023

Niels Bohr on emergenceoriginal ↗
23 Dec 2023
Very Short Introductions Podcast on Condensed Matter Physicsoriginal ↗
1 Dec 2023
Emergence in nuclear physicsoriginal ↗
29 Nov 2023
Shape memory alloysoriginal ↗
22 Nov 2023
An emergentist perspective on public policy issues that divideoriginal ↗
14 Nov 2023
Diversity is a common characteristic of emergent propertiesoriginal ↗
2 Nov 2023
Condensed matter physics in 15 minutes!original ↗
23 Oct 2023
Opening the door for women in scienceoriginal ↗
20 Oct 2023
Could faculty benefit from a monastery experience?original ↗
17 Oct 2023
Emergent abilities in AI: large language modelsoriginal ↗
13 Oct 2023
Gravitational waves and ultra-condensed matter physicsoriginal ↗
28 Sept 2023
Listing mistakes in Condensed Matter Physics: A Very Short Introductionoriginal ↗
14 Sept 2023
Amazing things about Chandrasekhar's white dwarf mass limitoriginal ↗
11 Sept 2023
Hollywood and a Physical Review paperoriginal ↗
7 Sept 2023
Condensed Matter Physics: A Very Short Introduction (hard copies) now available on Amazon USAoriginal ↗
2 Sept 2023
Majorana: mysterious disappearance of a particle and of credibilityoriginal ↗
16 Aug 2023
What is a complex system?original ↗
31 Jul 2023
A few things condensed matter physics has taught me about science (and life)original ↗
22 Jul 2023
Are gravity and spacetime really emergent in AdS-CFT?original ↗
4 Jul 2023
What is really fundamental in science?original ↗
26 Jun 2023
Why do deep learning algorithms work so well?original ↗
17 Jun 2023
Demonstrating polymer entanglementoriginal ↗
14 Jun 2023
Condensed Matter Physics: A Very Short Introduction out now!original ↗
6 Jun 2023
Spontaneous symmetry breaking and the thermodynamic limitoriginal ↗
29 May 2023
The incomplete veil: from macroscopic to the microscopicoriginal ↗
25 May 2023
Condensed Matter Physics: A Very Short Introduction now available on Kindleoriginal ↗
23 May 2023
Two distinctly different routes to a quantum theory of gravityoriginal ↗
15 May 2023
Philosophers of science on which theories are fundamentaloriginal ↗
9 May 2023
Emergence and philosophyoriginal ↗
21 Apr 2023
Something amazing about Einsteinian gravityoriginal ↗
13 Apr 2023
Tom McLeish (1962-2023): natural philosopheroriginal ↗
31 Mar 2023
What is emergence?original ↗
22 Feb 2023
The challenge of useful data in the social sciencesoriginal ↗
16 Feb 2023
Different dimensions to emergence for specific scientific disciplinesoriginal ↗
10 Feb 2023
Science and the universe are awesomeoriginal ↗
27 Jan 2023
Condensed Matter Physics: A Very Short Introduction; almost there...original ↗
25 Jan 2023
The green comet and quantum chemistryoriginal ↗
23 Jan 2023
Some amazing things about the universe that make science possibleoriginal ↗
18 Jan 2023
A light slow start to the yearoriginal ↗
17 Jan 2023

2022

Eight amazing things physics has taught usoriginal ↗
23 Dec 2022
Philosophy in a nutshelloriginal ↗
13 Dec 2022
The wonders and mysteries of bioluminescenceoriginal ↗
9 Dec 2022
Junior faculty position in condensed matter available at UQoriginal ↗
5 Dec 2022
How can funders promote significant breakthroughs?original ↗
1 Dec 2022
Emergence in ant coloniesoriginal ↗
19 Nov 2022
Who should get to attend elite universities in the USA?original ↗
10 Nov 2022
Did Turing really "explain" pattern formation?original ↗
2 Nov 2022
A few things I have learnt from professional editorsoriginal ↗
27 Oct 2022
Self-organisation in complex fluidsoriginal ↗
17 Oct 2022
Systemic flaws that are undermining good scienceoriginal ↗
11 Oct 2022
Probing the relationship between superexchange and superconductivity in cupratesoriginal ↗
7 Oct 2022
The wonders of galliumoriginal ↗
15 Sept 2022
Very Short Introduction can be pre-orderedoriginal ↗
8 Sept 2022
The value of "simple" models for complex systemsoriginal ↗
2 Sept 2022
Hysteresis, hype, niches, nudges and social changeoriginal ↗
21 Aug 2022
Sociological insights from statistical physicsoriginal ↗
12 Aug 2022
Models for collective social phenomenaoriginal ↗
3 Aug 2022
Famous last wordsoriginal ↗
29 Jul 2022
Chapter abstracts for A Very Short Introduction (part 2)original ↗
22 Jul 2022
Chapter abstracts for A Very Short Introduction (part 1)original ↗
20 Jul 2022
A guide through hype about computational chemistry on quantum computeroriginal ↗
7 Jul 2022
de Gennes enthuses about Chemistry and skewers Comteoriginal ↗
29 Jun 2022
Can emergent properties be explained?original ↗
24 Jun 2022
What is a scientific explanation?original ↗
20 Jun 2022
A model for light-induced spin-state trapping in spin-crossover materialsoriginal ↗
13 Jun 2022
Panel on mental healthoriginal ↗
9 Jun 2022
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