Nathaniel Le Sage
@nsage.bsky.social
I'm interested in computer science and biology.
Has any scientist in human history been responsible for more than one paradigm shift? I'm not talking breakthroughs within paradigms, but major theoretical restructurings leading to new ones. Kuhn's sense of the term. Relativity, evolution, germ theory, etc. Have any recent scientists done this?
January 10, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Has any scientist in human history been responsible for more than one paradigm shift? I'm not talking breakthroughs within paradigms, but major theoretical restructurings leading to new ones. Kuhn's sense of the term. Relativity, evolution, germ theory, etc. Have any recent scientists done this?
Leonid Brezhnev, by me
December 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Leonid Brezhnev, by me
Solving physics problems is the best way to get better at physics, especially when self-studying. To maximize efficiency, I try to work on the hardest problems I think I'm capable of solving.
Here's a problem I worked through with some challenging concepts involving energy and molecular models.
Here's a problem I worked through with some challenging concepts involving energy and molecular models.
Let's Do a Physics Problem: The Potential Energy of Two Atoms in a Diatomic Molecule
This is problem 7.35 from the 15th edition of Hugh and Freedman’s University Physics, Section 7.5: Energy Diagrams.
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December 18, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Solving physics problems is the best way to get better at physics, especially when self-studying. To maximize efficiency, I try to work on the hardest problems I think I'm capable of solving.
Here's a problem I worked through with some challenging concepts involving energy and molecular models.
Here's a problem I worked through with some challenging concepts involving energy and molecular models.