Proof of Work is killing the planet, Proof of Stake is a pyramid scheme, and other proposed consensus models are either easy to spoof or infeasible to implement. Herein, a new model is proposed: Proof of Wankery (PoWank).
Category Archives: Journal of Immaterial Science
Funky Linear Operators: A Pre-Conference Fever Dream
I perform markedly sloppy functional analysis shortly before taking an ‘extended sab- batical’.
The Journal of Immaterial Science – Volume 2
The second volume of J. Immat. Sci.
Immaterials and Methods: Reagents for the Total Laboratory Synthesis of the Chocolate Chip Cookie
How much would it cost to make chocolate cookies with ingredients from Sigma Aldrich?
The Flatom™: a Novel Atomic Theory Inspired by a Flat Earth
Drawing from the recent scientific consensus that the Earth is flat, we disclose a new model of atomic theory proposing that atoms are also flat.
Don Jalton – A Forgotten Pioneer of Atomic Theory
Don Jalton Jose Jesus de Manchester y Birmingham (1730-1800) was an expatriot Spanish scientist and polymath who developed an atomic theory predating that credited to Dalton.
X-ray Crystallomancy
How to use healing crystals to generate a 3D chemical structure.
The Lost Molecules of M.C. Escher
We report the synthesis of some molecules found in a sketch found down the back of Escher’s couch.
Turning Wine into Blood: A Mechanistic Study of the Transubstantiation Reaction
An investigation into the mechanism of the transubstantiation reaction.
Echocatalysis: Playing Mozart to Chemical Reactions
You’ve heard of classical music making babies smarter and plants grow faster, right? How about using it to make chemistry work better?