by The Prof | Jun 23, 2026 | Musings
Thursday, June 18, 2026 The first morning we were able to get a better look at the damage. We were also able to start contacting people for repairs and cleanup. Power was still out as we found out that most poles were down and even the high tension wires a hundred...
by The Prof | Jun 23, 2026 | Musings
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 We were monitoring the severe storms on the evening of June 17th, 2026. Severe storms had been predicted for a couple of days, and the weather forecasters were saying that there was a good possibility of tornadoes. But if you live in east...
by The Prof | Jan 30, 2026 | Musings
Causality: The Bridge Between Physics and Mind In the last essay, we talked about the arrow of time—and I told you it isn’t what you think. We poked at entropy, at why eggs scramble but don’t unscramble, and at why “forward” in time feels so obvious even though the...
by The Prof | Jan 30, 2026 | Musings
The Arrow of Time Isn’t What You Think Preamble In the last essay, we dismantled the idea that time “flows” like a cosmic river. Instead, we discovered that what feels like flow is really your brain stitching together memories, predictions, and a rising tide of...
by The Prof | Jan 30, 2026 | Musings
Why Time Feels Like It Flows (Even If Physics Says It Doesn’t) Preamble: The Strange Comfort of a Moving River Most of us don’t spend our mornings wrestling with the nature of time. We just feel it sliding past — the gentle drift from “before coffee” to “after...
