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

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Why does matter exist in 3 states (liquids, solid, gas)?
Mar 9, 2016
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Why do shadows from the sun join each other when near enough?
Jan 19, 2014
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Why doesn't light, which travels faster than sound, produce a sonic boom?
Apr 16, 2015
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Why does the Earth even have a magnetic field?
Dec 9, 2017
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Gas pipes - why does gas burn "outwards?"
Sep 9, 2019
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Why does water cast a shadow even though it is considered 'transparent'?
Feb 23, 2021
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Why does a blackboard dry very quickly?
Apr 8, 2017
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Why do gravitational waves circularize a binary?
Mar 2, 2020
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How do I experimentally measure the surface area of a rock?
Nov 11, 2019
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Why does the Sun appear white through clouds?
Apr 5, 2021
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What does <$> mean in Haskell?
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Looking for a function that approximates a parabola
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Is linear algebra more “fully understood” than other maths disciplines?
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Why didn't Sauron fight in the final battle?
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Since Boromir wanted the One ring so badly, why didn't he volunteer to take it during the Council of Elrond?

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