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AI Slop vs the Human Connection

After a hard day of work or study, some people enjoy a mindless scroll through social media. It’s an opportunity to turn one’s mind off for a few minutes of harmless dopamine, right? Oh dear. Given my job and search history, the social media algorithms think I must really want to see some AI slop about physics education! Read about it in my latest blog post!

Collection of Old Physics Videos

I’ve finished uploading my collection of old videos, dating back as far as 1949 (and of varying quality). These videos are in the public domain, but I think it is good to have an all-in-one-place repository. This would make it easier to find one in the future. Check out my latest blog post for the link!

“Physics is JUST applied mathematics”

“Physics is just applied mathematics”: a statement often given by non-physicists in an attempt to assuage their own feelings of inadequacy. In this blog post, I explore the assertion that mathematics was invented by physicists.

Is there a mistake on this GCSE Astronomy mark scheme?

In yesterday’s tuition sessions I encountered an issue, where I could not justify what the mark scheme said about a question. After some more thought, I believe there are mistakes on the mark scheme for this question. Watch the video below to see my thoughts. https://youtu.be/K0prwBceKl8 Am I wrong? Please do let me know ifContinueContinue reading “Is there a mistake on this GCSE Astronomy mark scheme?”

Teaching Energy to High School Students

The target audience of this post is teachers and parents who are supporting children with their physics education. Young people are welcome to read it (they may find it interesting) but it could cause extra confusion for all but the most capable students. Brace yourself, this is a long post! (8325 words, estimated 44 minutesContinueContinue reading “Teaching Energy to High School Students”