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Tom Hawking

New York

Writer and Editor at Freelance

Freelance Editor at Australia Institute

Writer, editor, columnist for @crikey_news. Former EIC @flavorwire, @reneworgau, others. Likes: cats, music, @ChelseaFC. Dislikes: conservatives.

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Articles

  • How to get better at snooker... with physics

    5 days ago | popsci.com | Tom Hawking

    A man playing snooker at a billiard club in Beijing on May 6, 2025. Zhao Xintong's historic victory at the World Snooker Championship is set to spur the game to even greater heights in China and sparked predictions the country could come to dominate the sport.   CREDIT: Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images.

  • May skygazing: Meteors, a floral moon, and cosmic beehive

    2 weeks ago | popsci.com | Tom Hawking

    A flight-illuminated path and the Milky Way are appearing in the night sky during the Eta Aquarids meteor shower, peaking in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka, on May 5, 2024. The Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower is an annual event caused by Earth passing through debris left behind by Halley's Comet.

  • What does 'remastering' an album actually mean?

    2 weeks ago | popsci.com | Tom Hawking

    Image: Tony Anderson/Getty Images “Digitally remastered!” Whether it’s another 10-disc Beatles box set just in time for the holiday season or a compilation of hip-hop classics on Spotify, relatively old songs will almost certainly come with the proclamation that the music has been remastered—and that as a result, they sound better than ever. But what does “remastered” actually mean?

  • What does ‘remastering’ an album actually mean?

    2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Tom Hawking

    8 hours agoIf there were an Oscar for the category "hard to watch," I'd have to nominate the video of Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., barking expletives at a constituent after he asked her if she would have a town hall soon. It's produced in a beauty supply store instead of a movie studio, but in a brief minute and …

  • How the sun’s motion affects meteor showers

    3 weeks ago | popsci.com | Tom Hawking

    Scientists from NASA’s Goddard Center for Astrobiology observed the comet C/2014 Q2–also called Lovejoy–and made simultaneous measurements of the output of H2O and HDO, a variant form of water. This image of Lovejoy was taken on February 4, 2015–the same day the team made their observations and just a few days after the comet passed its perihelion, or closest point to the sun. CREDIT: NASA Courtesy of Damian Peach.

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18 Apr 25

RT @NickyBandini: Things I've done this last wk - Written & made pod for 1 of world's biggest outlets - Contributed to BBC doc on Mourinho…