PinnedGhislain FournyNewcomb’s Bitcoins: Schrödinger’s Other CatThere are simple concepts out there that you think you understand… until you are asked to define them. Time is one of them. And when…Jan 5, 20232Jan 5, 20232
Ghislain FournyWhy Captain Picard Sticks to the Prime Directive: the Red-Eyed MonksI like puzzles a lot. There is one, though, that earned my utmost appreciation, be it for the beauty of the reasoning involved, for the…Aug 6, 2022Aug 6, 2022
Ghislain FournyWill History (Of Physics) Repeat Itself?End of the nineteenth century. The feeling has never been so high that we are close to having a complete understanding of the laws of…Jun 24, 20221Jun 24, 20221
Ghislain FournyDatabases Explained To My GrandmaWhen can you tell that you really understand something? A very good test is to try and explain it to people with no knowledge in the area…May 26, 2022May 26, 2022
Ghislain FournyBig Data: Are You Ready For Fungible Data?We are in the middle of a revolution in the database world. In the press, you might have heard of it referred to as Big Data. We are…Mar 2, 2022Mar 2, 2022
Ghislain FournyTime Travel: How Big Is The Universe — Really?September 23, 2011. It made the news within just minutes: Neutrinos emitted from Geneva, Switzerland, had been allegedly observed to reach…Feb 4, 2022Feb 4, 2022
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