# quantum mechanics (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 19 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover quantum mechanics. Page: Feed: --- ## [Internet nonsense and the St. Petersburg paradox](https://skullsinthestars.com/2026/08/20/internet-nonsense-and-the-st-petersburg-paradox/) _2026-08-20 · skullsinthestars · Skulls in the Stars_ On various social media sites I’ve seen the following hypothetical scenario bandied about: You are given the option to get $50,000 automatically or flip a coin for a 50% chance to win $50 million. Which option would you take? Most … Continue reading → ## [The Ultimate Intuitive Guide to Calculus](https://bohring.substack.com/p/the-ultimate-intuitive-guide-to-calculus) _2026-08-19 · Samreet Dhillon · Bohring_ A manual on limits, derivatives, and integrals so you can comfortably navigate any complex equation in physics. ## [Old School Dungeons & Dragons: Part 34](https://skullsinthestars.com/2026/08/17/old-school-dungeons-dragons-part-34/) _2026-08-17 · skullsinthestars · Skulls in the Stars_ Some time ago, I fell out of the habit of doing old school Dungeons & Dragons posts on social media, but recently I’ve been trying to get back in the game! This is the latest compilation of threads; all of … Continue reading → ## [The Luminous Fairies and Mothra, by Nakamura, Fukunaga, and Hotta](https://skullsinthestars.com/2026/08/15/the-luminous-fairies-and-mothra-by-nakamura-fukunaga-and-hotta/) _2026-08-15 · skullsinthestars · Skulls in the Stars_ Book 25 for my 2026 goal of 36 books for the year! Comfortably ahead with my reading. My link to the book is through my bookshop.org affiliate account, which means I may earn a small commission if you buy from there. One of my … Continue reading → ## [19 Years of Skulls in the Stars?](https://skullsinthestars.com/2026/08/14/19-years-of-skulls-in-the-stars/) _2026-08-14 · skullsinthestars · Skulls in the Stars_ I just got the notification from WordPress that today is the official anniversary of my blog launching — I’ve been doing this for 19 years now! I don’t have too much to say about it at the moment, as I’ll … Continue reading → ## [You Have Never Seen Light](https://thefluxtheory.substack.com/p/you-have-never-seen-light) _2026-08-13 · The Flux Theory · The Flux Theory_ The Sentence Maxwell Was Not Allowed to Keep ## [Indistinguishability and Nonlocality](https://vlatkovedral.substack.com/p/indistinguishability-and-nonlocality) _2026-08-12 · Vlatko Vedral · Musings on Quantum Mechanics | Vlatko Vedral_ Issue #67 ~ Why quantum physics doesn't allow faster-than-light communication, despite what entanglement and indistinguishable particles might seem to suggest. ## [We have to describe the Quantum world in classical language](https://bohring.substack.com/p/we-have-to-describe-the-quantum-world) _2026-08-12 · Samreet Dhillon · Bohring_ Information theory bridges the gap when our ordinary concepts fail to describe quantum reality. ## [Polybius, by Collin Armstrong](https://skullsinthestars.com/2026/08/09/polybius-by-collin-armstrong/) _2026-08-09 · skullsinthestars · Skulls in the Stars_ Book 24 for my 2026 goal of 36 books for the year! Comfortably ahead with my reading. My link to the book is through my bookshop.org affiliate account, which means I may earn a small commission if you buy from there. Some books have … Continue reading → ## [In defense of Teilhard](https://aurocafe.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-teilhard) _2026-08-09 · Ulrich Mohrhoff · Aurocafe_ A propos of a recent TEDx talk by Joe Trippi ## [Daily plans, scheduled by AI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/eipCWYS0bbcA) _2026-08-09 · **Sponsored**_ AI-made daily plans that schedule tasks and protect focus time. ## [How Einstein proved that atoms are real](https://bohring.substack.com/p/how-einstein-proved-that-atoms-are) _2026-08-08 · Samreet Dhillon · Bohring_ Einstein's 1905 paper on Brownian Motion explained simply ## [Spin the Magnet. Nothing Happens.](https://thefluxtheory.substack.com/p/spin-the-magnet-nothing-happens) _2026-08-07 · The Flux Theory · The Flux Theory_ The two-century-old paradox physics closed by outlawing a question ## [Quantum Physics can detect a bomb without interacting with it.](https://bohring.substack.com/p/quantum-physics-can-detect-a-bomb) _2026-08-06 · Samreet Dhillon · Bohring_ Interaction-free measurement and the Quantum Zeno effect allow us to detect an object without ever touching it. ## [The tools of Dan Gelbart](https://scottlocklin.substack.com/p/the-tools-of-dan-gelbart) _2026-08-05 · Scott Locklin · Locklin mostly on science_ One of the cult youtube channels of machinists is the channel of Dan Gelbart. ## [The illusion of causality](https://aurocafe.substack.com/p/the-illusion-of-causality) _2026-08-05 · Ulrich Mohrhoff · Aurocafe_ Based on Mother's Agenda ## [Push Something. Ask Why It Pushes Back.](https://thefluxtheory.substack.com/p/push-something-ask-why-it-pushes) _2026-08-03 · The Flux Theory · The Flux Theory_ The most measured number in physics is an answer to a question nobody is allowed to ask ## [The World According to Quantum Mechanics: Why the Laws of Physics Make Perfect Sense After All](https://aurocafe.substack.com/p/the-world-according-to-quantum-mechanics) _2026-08-03 · Ulrich Mohrhoff · Aurocafe_ My quantum mechanics textbook: One epigraph, two prefaces ## [Astronomers have found Betelgeuse’s secret companion!](https://bohring.substack.com/p/astronomers-have-found-betelgeuses) _2026-08-02 · Samreet Dhillon · Bohring_ High-contrast VLT observations unveil Betelgeuse B at 52 milliarcseconds, pinning down the supergiant’s orbital mechanics and true distance. ## [Queen of the Cicadas, by V. Castro](https://skullsinthestars.com/2026/07/31/queen-of-the-cicadas-by-v-castro/) _2026-08-01 · skullsinthestars · Skulls in the Stars_ Book 23 for my 2026 goal of 36 books for the year! Now a little ahead with my reading schedule. My link to the book is through my bookshop.org affiliate account, which means I may earn a small commission if you buy from there. … Continue reading → ## [A Kibitzer in the Game of Constructors](https://vlatkovedral.substack.com/p/a-kibitzer-in-the-game-of-constructors) _2026-07-30 · Vlatko Vedral · Musings on Quantum Mechanics | Vlatko Vedral_ Issue #66 ~ A post where I explore Constructor Theory with Chiara Marletto and David Deutsch, asking whether physics can ultimately be understood through what nature allows and forbids, potentially connecting physics, information and biology. ## [AI QA that opens fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/nDCrjwkfCFaM) _2026-07-30 · **Sponsored**_ Run a browser QA from plain-English instructions; get GitHub issues and optional fix PRs. ## [We Would Rather Not Check](https://thefluxtheory.substack.com/p/we-would-rather-not-check) _2026-07-29 · The Flux Theory · The Flux Theory_ Curiosity wins the war. Sociology wins the years. And the years are paid for by whoever was right too early. ## [The Secret of the Veda](https://aurocafe.substack.com/p/the-secret-of-the-veda) _2026-07-29 · Ulrich Mohrhoff · Aurocafe_ Extracts from the first draft of "Sri Aurobindo, or The Adventure of Consciousness" by Satprem ## [How Djadja-Em-Ankh Saved the Day, by Lise Manniche](https://skullsinthestars.com/2026/07/28/how-djadja-em-ankh-saved-the-day-by-lise-manniche/) _2026-07-28 · skullsinthestars · Skulls in the Stars_ Book 22 for my 2026 goal of 36 books for the year! Now a little ahead with my reading schedule. With all the hubbub about The Odyssey in theaters the past few weeks, I decided to crack a joke on social … Continue reading → ## [Obsidian and LLMs](https://patys.dev/obsidian-and-llms/) _2026-07-28 · Patryk Szczygło · patys.dev_ I use Obsidian a lot. It's my main tool for personal notes. It keeps my thoughts and memories organized. It's basically my second brain. I also use LLMs a lot, so I wanted one for my notes, but I don't want to expose them ## [Warfighting ability](https://scottlocklin.substack.com/p/warfighting-ability) _2026-07-27 · Scott Locklin · Locklin mostly on science_ Imagine you are world hegemon and some shitty little country sidles up to you with an idea of making war on some other country. ## [Why is the Double Pendulum unsolvable? Non-Linearity and Chaos explained](https://bohring.substack.com/p/why-is-the-double-pendulum-unsolvable) _2026-07-26 · Samreet Dhillon · Bohring_ Two simple pendulums attached end-to-end break predictability and expose the limits of classical mechanics. ## [What if Quantum Mechanics isn't random? Pilot Wave Theory, explained.](https://bohring.substack.com/p/what-if-quantum-mechanics-isnt-random) _2026-07-25 · Samreet Dhillon · Bohring_ Bohmian mechanics restores determinism and objective reality to quantum physics without wave function collapse. ## [The occult basis and foundation of materialism](https://aurocafe.substack.com/p/the-occult-basis-and-foundation-of) _2026-07-25 · Ulrich Mohrhoff · Aurocafe_ An experience of the Mother ## [New popular science book from me is happening!](https://skullsinthestars.com/2026/07/24/new-popular-science-book-from-me-is-happening/) _2026-07-24 · skullsinthestars · Skulls in the Stars_ A bit of personal news: I’ve signed a contract for my next popular science book with the University of Chicago Press! My tentative title — subject to change — is “Booms, Beer, and Blood: The story of conservation of energy,” … Continue reading → ## [Consciousness - for the record](https://notes.kateva.org/2026/07/consciousness-for-record.html) _2026-07-24 · JGF · Gordon's Notes_ A prediction to return to in 2029 When we develop quantitative tests for consciousness and propensity to psychosis we will find: Consciousness varies a lot across humans. A majority of humans live on the edge of psychosis. Mythos and the like will be found to be much more conscious than any human and much less prone to psychosis. ## [AI publishing with human taste (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/7oQSCrdZZTrC) _2026-07-24 · **Sponsored**_ Convert AI research into blogs, podcasts, and newsletters with optional human review. ## [Physicists have created nuclear clocks for first time ever.](https://bohring.substack.com/p/physicists-have-created-nuclear-clocks) _2026-07-24 · Samreet Dhillon · Bohring_ Researchers at TU Wien and Tsinghua University have shifted timekeeping from electron clouds to the atomic nucleus and it changes everything. ## [The World Is Not Made of Data. It Is Made of Matter.](https://thefluxtheory.substack.com/p/the-world-is-not-made-of-data-it) _2026-07-24 · The Flux Theory · The Flux Theory_ I have been asking the same one-word question since I was a kid. Science kept answering a different one. ## [Drones: now invisible, in a weird way!](https://skullsinthestars.com/2026/07/23/drones-now-invisible-in-a-weird-way/) _2026-07-23 · skullsinthestars · Skulls in the Stars_ Thanks to my friend Darlene for pointing me to this article! I’ve talked a lot about invisibility on this blog and have written papers on invisibility physics and even written a book on the history of invisibility physics, but still … Continue reading → ## [Fabulous Bodies by Chuck Tingle](https://skullsinthestars.com/2026/07/21/fabulous-bodies-by-chuck-tingle/) _2026-07-21 · skullsinthestars · Skulls in the Stars_ Book 21 for my 2026 goal of 36 books for the year! Now a little ahead with my reading schedule. My link to the book is through my bookshop.org affiliate account, which means I may earn a small commission if you buy from there. … Continue reading → ## [We Can Read the Genome. We Still Can’t Read the Machine.](https://thefluxtheory.substack.com/p/we-can-read-the-genome-we-still-cant) _2026-07-21 · The Flux Theory · The Flux Theory_ What if biology’s next revolution isn’t more data... but physics? ## [Exclusive concentration of consciousness](https://aurocafe.substack.com/p/exclusive-concentration-of-consciousness) _2026-07-21 · Ulrich Mohrhoff · Aurocafe_ The mechanics of involution that made possible the adventure of evolution ## [I watched The Odyssey - My complete experience!](https://bohring.substack.com/p/i-watched-the-odyssey-my-complete) _2026-07-19 · Samreet Dhillon · Bohring_ Christopher Nolan's non-linear, mythological epic is a masterclass in cinematic terror and you cannot watch it on a laptop. ## [Musings about the “many worlds” quantum hypothesis](https://skullsinthestars.com/2026/07/18/musings-about-the-many-worlds-quantum-hypothesis/) _2026-07-19 · skullsinthestars · Skulls in the Stars_ Though my work is primarily in classical wave optics, I maintain an avid interest in quantum physics (see my posts here and here for example) and especially all the weird implications of it, including the various attempts to make the … Continue reading → ## [Purusha and Prakriti](https://aurocafe.substack.com/p/purusha-and-prakriti) _2026-07-17 · Ulrich Mohrhoff · Aurocafe_ "The dual status of Brahman, quiescent and creative, is indeed one of the most important and fruitful distinctions in Indian philosophy; it is besides a fact of spiritual experience.” — Sri Aurobindo ## [Space-quakes in a Teacup](https://thatsmaths.com/2026/07/16/space-quakes-in-a-teacup/) _2026-07-16 · thatsmaths · ThatsMaths_ When tapped at any of the four cardinal points (North, South, East or West), a teacup with its handle towards the North emits the same ringing sound; when the tap is displaced by 45°, the note is about a semitone higher. The tapping distorts the circular rim, which is rapidly stretched and squeezed in perpendicular … Continue reading Space-quakes in a Teacup → ## [Dungeon Crawl at the Haunted Mall, by Jendia Gammon](https://skullsinthestars.com/2026/07/13/dungeon-crawl-at-the-haunted-mall-by-jendia-gammon/) _2026-07-13 · skullsinthestars · Skulls in the Stars_ Book 20 for my 2026 goal of 36 books for the year! On track with my reading! My link to the book is through my bookshop.org affiliate account, which means I may earn a small commission if you buy from there. This book was a … Continue reading → ## [The Atom Has Died Five Times](https://thefluxtheory.substack.com/p/the-atom-has-died-five-times) _2026-07-13 · The Flux Theory · The Flux Theory_ Every model of the atom was final... until it wasn’t. So why did we stop counting in 1926? ## [Why the Global Economy is Running on Nerves and Depleted Padding](https://aurocafe.substack.com/p/why-the-global-economy-is-running) _2026-07-12 · Ulrich Mohrhoff · Aurocafe_ Summary of "When the Polycrisis and the Omnishambles hit the Strait of Hormuz: We're at the limits of our reserves. The muddle-through economy is coming to an end" by Claire Berlinski ## [Yoga redux](https://aurocafe.substack.com/p/yoga-redux) _2026-07-10 · Ulrich Mohrhoff · Aurocafe_ Down memory lane ## [Yoga, as defined by Patanjali](https://aurocafe.substack.com/p/yoga-as-defined-by-patanjali) _2026-07-06 · Ulrich Mohrhoff · Aurocafe_ A partial cross-posting of "Yoga Sūtra 1.2: Citta-Vṛtti-Nirodha" by Chandan Priyadarshi ## [Our Founders were Atheists](https://barneysrubble.substack.com/p/our-founders-were-atheists) _2026-07-04 · Vincenzo Barney · Barney's Rubble_ ...and agnostics and deists. ## [Buried in the Sands of Time](https://aurocafe.substack.com/p/buried-in-the-sands-of-time) _2026-07-01 · Ulrich Mohrhoff · Aurocafe_ The Gospel of Thomas, by Medhananda ## [Statistical picture of Quantum Mechanics](https://scottlocklin.substack.com/p/statistical-picture-of-quantum-mechanics) _2026-06-27 · Scott Locklin · Locklin mostly on science_ The statistical picture of quantum mechanics is an idea I had in my mind more or less as the correct picture, while occasionally simultaneously holding the gaseous nonsense that the Schroedinger equation somehow describes things the individual particles are doing. ## [Analyzing the narrative of \Kittens Game\](https://ulysseszh.github.io/literature/2026/06/25/kittens-analysis.html) _2026-06-25 · UlyssesZhan · Ulysses’ trip_ Kittens Game is an incremental game that has very few narrative sentences presented in the game. However, it tells a very rich story in its own unique way through the interaction with the player. ## [Logarithms, explained simply: A complete guide from algebra to calculus](https://bohring.substack.com/p/logarithms-explained-simply-a-complete) _2026-06-22 · Samreet Dhillon · Bohring_ From astronomy to subatomic world, understand why this elegant mathematical tool governs human perception.