David was born and raised in Cologne, Germany to a Russian/Jewish family. He studied physics at undergraduate and Master's level at the University of Sussex. He currently works in R&D at Micron Semiconductor Ltd. He mainly writes about science and the philosophy of science. If you want to get in contact, drop him an email at [email protected]
In my last piece I discussed the methods David ‘Avocado’ Wolfe uses to attract followers, and spread his quackery. As I was writing it, I remember feeling overwhelmed with anger and a sense of disbelief thinking about how many people subscribe to his BS and how many people’s life choices are influenced by him – so much so, that I feel I didn’t properly explain why I believe David Wolfe and con-artists like him are so detrimental to society and would now like to take this opportunity to do so. Read more...
David ‘Avocado’ Wolfe has made a career out of peddling misinformation, pseudo-science and bold-faced lies. Examining his claims more closely reveals his cynical lack of integrity.
For those unaware of who David ‘Avocado’ Wolfe is, he describes himself as a: “health, eco, nutrition and natural beauty expert”. Read more...
Today, an American team of scientists have announced the results from an ongoing experiment, LIGO (Laser Inferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory). This is a big, big deal, so you may or may not have read about this in the popular media. Read more...
Gravity. Everyone knows about it, everyone experiences it, yet not many people know what it is. Don’t worry though – the scientific community is also not sure about this one. Even though gravity was the first fundamental force to be discovered and named, it is the one we know the least about (the others being the strong nuclear force, the weak nuclear force, and electromagnetism – if you’re interested in those, I suggest you google them). Read more...
In the summer of 1977, two space probes, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, were launched – their main mission being to study our solar system. Voyager 2 (launched 16 days before its twin) took a slightly longer course through our solar system, allowing it to fly by Neptune and Uranus- a feat not repeated by anything man made since. Read more...
Quantum mechanics is notoriously weird and difficult to comprehend. Many people I speak to seem to know of it, but not much about it at all- which is my main motivation behind writing this article. I will (briefly) go through some of the insights that quantum mechanics has provided about the way we see the world around us, and hopefully clarify things- at least so that the next time the word ‘Quantum’ is used somewhere completely out of context, you’ll be able to call ‘Bullshit’ on whoever is trying to sound like they know what they’re talking about (happens a lot more than you’d think!). Read more...
What a surprise – the Tory government lied about their intentions concerning climate change. After David Cameron hugged huskies, pledging to run the ‘greenest government ever’, and George Osborne told climate campaigners “If I become chancellor, the treasury will become a green ally, not a foe” [1] it seems they have stopped caring again and started going about their usual conservative business. Read more...
Mathematics is profoundly effective at describing the world around us. It is the language physicists use to formulate theories about our universe, neurologists use to model our brain, and economists use to model the stock market. This naturally leads us to ask the question why mathematics is so effective at describing our universe- a question asked many times before by a number of great minds. Read more...
The development of technology has been the most life changing factor in human history. Through careful observation, and experimentation of and with the world around us our ancestors not only tried to understand the world, but also made use of resources to ensure more successful survival. Read more...
I want to believe that the entire human population is capable of rational thinking, reasoning as well as acting- and I do to some extent. However,looking at our history and the present situation the world finds itself in, it is not difficult to notice that surely humans are not rational beings- as much as we would like to be. Read more...
