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Currently a PhD research fellow in maths and CS at Høgskulen på Vestlanded. In the past I have worked as a musician, as a programmer on magnetohydrodynamics number-crunchers, and studied geophysics.

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158 Why does matter exist in 3 states (liquids, solid, gas)? Mar 9 '16
108 Why do shadows from the sun join each other when near enough? Jan 19 '14
69 Why doesn't light, which travels faster than sound, produce a sonic boom? Apr 16 '15
59 Why does the Earth even have a magnetic field? Dec 9 '17
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48 Why does a blackboard dry very quickly? Apr 8 '17
38 Why do gravitational waves circularize a binary? Mar 2
30 How do I experimentally measure the surface area of a rock? Nov 11 '19
30 Given that ice is less dense than water, why doesn't it sit completely atop water (rather than slightly submerged)? Oct 29 '16
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