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Geoffrey Chen

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  • Philosophy Notes
    • Philosophical Concepts
    • Western Philosophers
      • Kant
      • Hegel
      • Understanding Philosophy: Figures, Problems, and Ideas
    • Western Philosophy 50 Questions
    • Applied Philosophy
      • How Civilizations Remain Themselves: Series Overview and Reading Map
      • The Future Has No Representative
      • Who Maintains the World?
    • Everyday Philosophy
    • Sustenesis Theory
      • Daily Sustenesis Structure
      • Sustenesis Daily Briefing
      • Sustenesis Research Brief
      • My Philosophy
      • AI Philosophy Observations
  • Mind & Psychology
    • How Everyday Psychology Takes Shape: Season One Overview
    • How Do We Read Other People? — How Everyday Psychology Takes Shape, Season Two
    • Everyday Psychology
  • Reading Notes
    • Daoist Notes
    • Bible Notes
    • Jung’s The Red Book Reading Notes
    • 100 Works of World Literature
    • Modern European History: From Revolution to World War
    • Other Reading Notes
    • Daily Fun with Maths, Physics and Chemistry
    • One Classical Chinese Sentence a Day
    • One Concept a Day
  • Reflections
    • Knowledge Life
    • How a Person Builds a World
    • Toy Memoir
  • AI
    • AI Technology Observations
    • How Digital Life Actually Works
    • Judgment in the Age of AI: 50 Everyday Questions
    • After AI Enters the Workflow
    • Choosing the Right AI Tool
    • Daily AI Observation
    • When Numbers Start Making Decisions — Season One Overview: Life on Either Side of the Threshold
    • AI and the Way People Work
  • Australian Life
    • How Australian Systems Work
    • Why Do Australians Say It This Way?
    • One English Sentence a Day
    • Australian Towns
  • Projects
  • Piano
    • Hear the Melody
    • Hear the Chord
    • Hear the Voices
    • Piano Sheet Music
    • A Listening Map of 50 Piano Works
    • 88 Pianists
    • Building a Piano Piece: From First Reading to Reliable Performance
    • Hearing Mathematics
    • Notes on Adult Piano Learning
    • Western Music
  • Ear Training
  • A Map of Ideas
  • Ask Geoff
  • Contact Me
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Category: 每日数理化

Accessible and engaging explanations of ideas from mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology and human physiology for general readers.

Why a 10% Increase and a 10% Decrease Do Not Cancel

百分比, Percentages

Why Do Mature Sunflowers Usually Stop Following the Sun?

Sunflowers, 向日葵

Why Can Staring at Red Leave a Cyan Afterimage?

Afterimages, Colour Vision, 色觉, 残像

Why Does Sparkling Water Sting the Tongue?

Carbonation, 碳酸饮料, Sensory Science, 感官科学

Why Random Arrivals at a Bus Stop More Often Land in Long Gaps

Inspection Paradox, Probability, 检视悖论, 概率

Why Can a Hot Road Look Covered in Water?

蜃景, Mirage, Optics, Refraction, 光学, 折射

Why Can’t a Cracked Knuckle Pop Again Immediately?

Human Physiology, Joint Cavitation, 关节空化, 人体生理

Why Can Peeling Clear Tape Produce Flashes in the Dark?

电荷, Electric Charge, Triboluminescence, 摩擦发光

Does Adding Salt Really Make Water Boil Faster?

Boiling Point, Solutions, 沸点, 溶液

Why Can Spinning an Egg Reveal Whether It Is Raw or Cooked?

Angular Momentum, 角动量, Rotational Motion, 旋转运动

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