List: Physics, Astronomy, astrophysics, geography | Curated by The Friedel Chronicles

May 2, 2022
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Physics, Astronomy, astrophysics, geography
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Bad Al Jausa — and other bad-ass starsActually this one is called Betelgeuse, and it’s going to blow up soon. So at least learn how to pronounce its name.
Nov 1, 2019
Nov 1, 2019
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If we find life on Mars — we are doomed!Can you guess why finding alien life on our neighbouring planet could spell the long-term extinction of Humanity? A thought experiment.
Jul 30, 2019
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Jul 30, 2019
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What space aliens really look likeCertainly nothing like the ones you see in movies
Dec 1, 2018
Dec 1, 2018
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The eclipse that changed the worldToday is truly an auspicious day for science
May 29, 2019
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May 29, 2019
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Rain forests — lungs of the Earth?Do they actually produce oxygen or merely recycle it?
Jul 24, 2018
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Jul 24, 2018
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Are the “lungs of the earth” burning?We urgently need to save the Amazon rainforest, but not for the reason usually given
Sep 22, 2019
Sep 22, 2019
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Do we need biodegradable plastics?You sometimes stumble over generally accepted ideas that are oddly illogical. Here’s an example: Bio-plastics are good for the climate.
Jan 2, 2020
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Jan 2, 2020
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The highest mountainGetting the Earth back to scale — By Frederic Friedel
Apr 2, 2019
Apr 2, 2019
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’Tis bitter cold–but how far can it go?Lowest temperatures on Mother Earth
Dec 2, 2018
Dec 2, 2018
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Moon landing — no, it wasn’t fakedBy Frederic Friedel
Dec 12, 2018
Dec 12, 2018
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Piazzi and the missing planetThere is a “hole” in the sequence of planets circling the sun. It was filled by a Italian Catholic priest and a German mathematician in the…
Dec 30, 2017
Dec 30, 2017
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Don’t forget the extra second!Attention: tonight, at midnight on December 31, 2016, you are going to have to adjust your clocks. We don’t want anyone missing a flight…
Dec 31, 2016
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Dec 31, 2016
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True dimensions of SpaceIt is far, far emptier than you ever imagined
Dec 18, 2016
Dec 18, 2016
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Populate the planets? Really?On moving large swaths of humans off the surface of Earth
Dec 14, 2016
Dec 14, 2016
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Do we live in a simulation?There is one reason to consider the idea: it is much easier to simulate a universe like the one we are in than to actually build it.
Nov 5, 2016
Nov 5, 2016
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Quantum physics — is it real?It has all the hallmarks of a classical pseudoscience — except that its predictions are preposterously accurate, so it has to be!
Aug 17, 2016
Aug 17, 2016
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A total eclipse in WellheimHow I did not get to see a total eclipse in the Bavarian hometown of my ancestors
Jul 24, 2016
Jul 24, 2016
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Disasters: asteroids, tsunamis and YellowstoneWhich is the most devastating natural disaster we might encounter? Which is the most likely to occur?
Jun 25, 2016
Jun 25, 2016