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A lot of magic tricks appear on YouTube, and when I saw one that seemed to defy physics, I set out to find out why.
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Ever since I was child I've been asking questions about physics, what is a particle, what is mass, what is the shape of the universe, what is time? Sometimes I would ask other people what they thought, but more often I would crack open a book and read voraciously. Most of my questions still don't have definitive answers, but I learned to appreciate the journey of getting to the answers. I learned about the discipline of science, and the history of it. Physics aims to explain how everything the universe works, and even though it provides a picture that is far from complete, I find that to be absolutely fascinating.
I currently live on the island of Oahu in Hawaii, and write about science and technology. My website is www.katharineosborne.com.