Author: Eric Hedin
Is Life an Information Ratchet?
Some examples of ratchets include a socket wrench, an old-fashioned car jack, and a winch mounted on a truck or on a ship to haul up an anchor.
Intelligent Design in Weather — The “Perfect Day” Conspiracy
At the end of a perfect day, when the Sun is setting, the beams of light we see slant through the atmosphere nearly parallel (tangent) to the Earth’s surface.
In First Detection of Gravitational Waves, Timing Was Everything
Let’s look at how timing across multiple orders of magnitude brought together cosmic and human events.
Thank God for Quantum Mechanics
An example of how quantum effects permit life as we know it operates in the nuclear furnace of the Sun.
The Marvel of a Seed
From a cursory examination, a seed may seem like a fairly simple little thing, but more analysis reveals layers of functional complexity.