by Richard Easther | Feb 14, 2015 | New Zealand, Science in Our Lives
I recently blogged on the physics behind modelling traffic flow. This is not just an academic question for me, as the billion dollar Waterview Connection is a couple of kilometres from my house. The project involves the biggest road...
by Richard Easther | Feb 11, 2015 | Astronomy, New Zealand, Science in Our Lives
New Zealand’s North Island was treated to a spectacular fireworks display around 10pm last night, and reports are consistent with a large meteor or “space rock” hitting the earth’s atmosphere. I missed it, but two people in my family saw a bright...
by Richard Easther | Feb 9, 2015 | Physics, Science in Our Lives
Driving home one night last week, Auckland’s Spaghetti Junction was more than normally congested and my thoughts turned to physics. Sluggish traffic provided my initial topic – the differences between sand and water. – as well as letting me follow my...
by Richard Easther | Feb 6, 2015 | Cosmology
Gregory: Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention?Holmes: To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.Gregory: The dog did nothing in the night-time.Holmes: That was the curious incident.– From “Silver Blaze”, Arthur Conan Doyle...
