Stories by ColinWright

Could an alien civilization have completely different mathematics than ours?

California's governor enlisted two palaeoecologists, their careers changed

Problems of gravity

ISS Debris Avoidance Maneuver – July 23, 2014

The Stanford Prison Experiment was flawed

Euclid: The Game – Tutorial

Blinded by scientific gobbledygook

“How to read ...” – Advice from Hacker News

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club just emailed me my password in plain text

Restaurant Watches Old Footage Of Customers And Uncovers A Shocking Truth

The Hard Part

Too Much Terminology

Thanks, Claude Shannon

This Ring Reads Books And Magazines To The Blind

Tell HN: Some data about submission times, etc.

US bans uncharged cell phones, laptops from some flights

Today’s Apps Are Turning Us Into Sociopaths

The Axiom of Choice is Wrong (2007)

Shocking but true: students prefer jolt of pain than being made to sit and think

Success! Private Team Fires 36-Year-Old NASA Probe's Engines