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Aug
23rd
2021

Story plug: Twilight Loses Her Innocence (Anything to Save the World) · 7:09pm Aug 23rd, 2021

A recent story by Mockingbirb, Twilight Loses Her Innocence (Anything to Save the World), is a fun 2,569 words. It's mostly light humor, but also a difficult ethical dilemma. Much of the humor comes from the fact that Twilight is the only one who can save the world, and only Twilight (and the Twilights among us) would

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Dec
25th
2021

Astronomy, physics, philosophy, and what to do with a dead horse · 11:49pm Dec 25th, 2021

Happy Hearth’s Warming everyone. I hope you are all in good health and enjoying the holidays wherever you are. Do you need something to do after eating the good food, playing with your new toys, and catching up on all the new films, books, fanfics and anything else? Here are some ideas:

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Report Pineta · 397 views · #physics #astronomy #folklore
Jul
30th
2016

Particle Physics and the Dark Side · 12:10pm Jul 30th, 2016

Last week saw some exciting news on the experimental search for dark matter. The LUX and PandaX experiments have released some new results. Spoiler alert – they haven’t found it.

Latest results in the hunt for dark matter

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Aug
2nd
2013

Physics of Rainbows · 10:45pm Aug 2nd, 2013

I just added a short appendix to The Art of Rainbow Engineering giving a bit more detail on the science. I did intend to do this when I first wrote the story, but never finished it, as doing diagrams is rather tedious.

Now if anyone in the university asks why I spend so much time on fimfiction, I can say it's a public education project.

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Report Pineta · 423 views · #rainbows #physics #science
Feb
6th
2021

Rainboom Research Review · 6:55pm Feb 6th, 2021

Let’s take a look back at something from the early days of FiM.

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Nov
13th
2022

Not all that glitters is polyethylene terephthalate · 10:56am Nov 13th, 2022


Now I just need to figure out how to control my alicorn magic without dumping several tonnes of microplastic pollution in a sensitive marine environment.


Glitter is clearly an essential element of life in Equestria. The crucial component in Izzy’s crafts; the indispensable ingredient in Mane Melody hoof polish. The manestream magic that keeps everypony’s sparkle shining bright.

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Oct
30th
2022

Dark Matter Day Cometh · 3:33pm Oct 30th, 2022

That time of year again. When ponies dress up in Spooktacular costumes for their Nightmare Night fun, and particle physicists thrill everyone with tales of ghost particles and the dark side of the universe.

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Jul
4th
2023

Chapter 16 Up! Hardcopy, Get! · 12:29am Jul 4th, 2023

Chapter 16's up! Go read it!

In other amazing news, my proof of the physical copy that we'll be selling at Everfree Northwest this year came in, and oh my god is it gorgeous.

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Dec
30th
2015

Science and Star Wars · 2:33pm Dec 30th, 2015

Sep
3rd
2015

Thank You Very Much! · 1:32am Sep 3rd, 2015

On behalf of all the Ponies who have assembled here...
I would merely like to mention, if I may.
That our unanimous Attitude,
Is one of lasting Gratitude,
For what our friends have done for us today!
And therefore, I would simply like to say....

Thank you very much.
Thank you very much.
That's the nicest thing that anyone's ever done for me.
It may sound Double Dutch, but my delight is such.
I feel as if another life's begun for me,
And if I had a flag, I'd hang me flag out,

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Apr
26th
2015

Rainbow Rainbow Rainbow Rainbow · 2:42pm Apr 26th, 2015

Wow has it really been three weeks since I last did a blog post?

First news this week: Quillo Manar did a rather nice reading of The Art of Eclipse Engineering on YouTube, so you can now enjoy listening to this short story accompanied by appropriate music and pictures of eclipses. You don’t need to wear goggles.

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Feb
1st
2015

New Story: Timekeeping, monastic orders, measurement standards and Equestria · 12:46am Feb 1st, 2015

I have, at last, uploaded the first three chapters of my new story Time on Their Hooves, now awaiting approval by moderators. This is the big one (by my standards). The final version will probably be around 30,000 words.

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Feb
22nd
2015

The Problem of Weighing the Kilogram · 4:23pm Feb 22nd, 2015

The next chapter of Time on Their Hooves is now out. Continuing this saga of timekeeping in Equestria.

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Dec
1st
2019

Cosmic Rays · 11:09pm Dec 1st, 2019

Oct
5th
2019

Pineta's Paying Pony Particle Physics Proposal · 10:39pm Oct 5th, 2019

Fancy writing a short story for 30$ per 1k and know your way around physics?
This has to be one of the coolest 'contests' so far.
Go have a look.
:yay: for science communication!

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Mar
16th
2016

Finally! A new story! · 6:03am Mar 16th, 2016

So, I've been chewing over this story of mine for a very long time. After reading this lovely story about earth pony magic, I decided it would be a good time for me to release my own thoughts on unicorn magic.

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Jan
5th
2017

The Illusion of Time · 6:26am Jan 5th, 2017


Time is nothing more than a theoretical construct invented by Man to give the illusion of Time.

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Aug
6th
2023

Sunny explains magnetic fields, superconductors, and their role in particle accelerators, with Hitch · 1:10pm Aug 6th, 2023

Sunny Side Up is an invitation for me to write a sequel to Izzy explains how to build a particle accelerator. Here we go…

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Mar
4th
2019

Pinkie Pie Guide to Building a Fusion Reactor · 12:26am Mar 4th, 2019

Anyone see this story in the news a couple of weeks ago about a 12-year old who built a fusion reactor? This is a well-established DIY project. The design is a Farnsworth-Hirsch fusor, which uses high electric fields to force hydrogen atoms into fusing together. There is a whole community of fusion fans building reactors in basements and garages around the world.

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Jan
19th
2015

Time travel in Equestria and other universes · 12:19am Jan 19th, 2015

Following last week's post about the lesson on special relativity which we received in It's About Time, I started to think about what this episode tells us about time travel in Equestria?

What do we know about time travel in our own universe?

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