Recent content by Hornbein

There are many covers of this. It had a Hollywood movie and even a short-lived brand of beer named after it.

Here is the paper that suggested this. https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.14546 What they have in mind is a system with multiple planets. The other planets may cause a planet to temporarily rotate more rapidly or slowly so that it is tidally unlocked. Areas in the dark zone move into the bright...

With Angela Davis on backing guitar and vocals.

Well whaddya know. I grew up with The Rolling Stones' version.

When I visited Angkor Wat I was struck that most of the preservation programs were devoted to mitigating the harm of previous preservation programs. I think of this whenever I contemplate anti-warming geoengineering.

While we at PhysicsForums look down on AI don't forget that it is a lot smarter than most people. It was only in my old age that it slowly dawned on me what goes on in the average head. Growing up in a university town amongst the children of professors gives one a very biased view of the world.

Back in the post-AOL days of Usenet about 99.9% of political posts were vulgar insults. It gave me a new perspective on the human race. Usenet still exists but you have to pay to access it. Why anyone would pay for that is beyond me. Usenet proved that all unmoderated groups will sooner or...

This is the theme song of a fictional TV show about high school girls who have a rock band. Though they have just learned they play these very difficult pieces. So real high school girls formed rock bands and learned to play this stuff. Then they grew up. Today there are dozens of J female...

This gentleman has produced at least 384 videos in one month. These producers love that fake dirt on the screen. Why?