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science / science - 1 month ago

Watch out for geese! My summer in Waterloo

It’s the beginning of another summer, and I’m looking forward to outdoor barbecues, swimming in lakes and pools, and sharing my home-made ice cream with friends and family. One thing that I won’t encounter this summer, but I did last year, is a Cana...

science / science - 2 months ago

Film noir and quantum thermo

The Noncommuting-Charges World Tour (Part 4 of 4) This is the final part of a four-part series covering the recent Perspective on noncommuting charges. I’ve been posting one part every ~5 weeks leading up to my PhD thesis defence. You can find...

science / science - 4 months ago

My experimental adventures in quantum thermodynamics

Imagine a billiard ball bouncing around on a pool table. High-school level physics enables us to predict its motion until the end of time using simple equations for energy and momentum conservation, as long as you know the initial conditions –...

science / science - 4 months ago

Noncommuting charges are much like Batman

The Noncommuting-Charges World Tour Part 2 of 4 This is the second part of a four-part series covering the recent Perspective on noncommuting charges. I’ll post one part every ~5 weeks leading up to my PhD thesis defence. You can find part 1 h...