Editor’s note: This is an overview by Robert F. Schuyler of his book TIME, available from Rosedog Press. I believe that this presentation is not just theory; it is fact. We […]
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Robert Kennedy was poised to redefine American liberalism.
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In his new book, the popular science writer tells the story of how scientists discovered the “gaseous ocean” we all swim in — and the trillions of invisible life forms we share it with.
Seeking life beyond the Solar System, we first look to the closest star systems with Earth-like planets. Here’s why that’s not good enough.
The biases that shape our understanding of the mind.
How black and white is your thinking?
Due to chaos, it was long thought that planets couldn’t stably orbit systems containing three stars. GW Orionis is the first counterexample.
As creatures and machines meld together in increasingly advanced forms, ethicists are starting to take note.
Have you ever noticed how many things you interact with but can’t name? So did we.
Our “embodied minds” suggest an eventual escape from mortality via computer is unlikely.
Even with the best technology imaginable, you’d probably never be able to exist as a consciously aware brain in a vat.
What the breakthrough methods of laboratory research can teach the business world about brainstorming.
A rift in thinking about who should control powerful new technologies sent the brothers on diverging paths. For one, the story ended with a mission to bring science to the public.
At work we’re often asked to be decisive — but how can we make an informed choice without complete information?
How to say, “In many ways, Proust is similar to Joyce” and get away with it.
It’s not just fun: DNA origami has the potential to revolutionize engineering at the nanoscopic scale.
Consciousness isn’t just a problem for philosophers. On this episode of Dispatches, Kmele sat down with scientists, a mathematician, a spiritual leader, and an entrepreneur, all trying to get to the heart of “the feeling of life itself.”
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Our intuitive understanding of time is very different from a physicist’s understanding of time. How do we reconcile these views?
The problem with carnivores turned omnivores.
How can you maximize the amount of love and happiness in your life? One of history’s greatest scientists found the answer: with math.
“Conceptual isolation” offers an agreeable solution.
Ultracold gases in the lab could help scientists better understand the universe.
“Why are you unhappy? Because 99.9 percent of everything you think, and of everything you do, is for yourself — and there isn’t one.”
How does the mind interact with the body? Nobody really knows — but these philosophers ventured an answer.
Modern robotics are creating a kind of cultural paradox, where the best religion is the one that eventually involves no humans at all.
The zero-point energy of empty space is not zero. Even with all the physics we know, we have no idea how to calculate what it ought to be.
Retired astronaut Ron Garan believes that before we can begin solving our problems, we must understand our interrelatedness through the “orbital perspective.”
ChatGPT’s capabilities are astonishing.
Inequality should be measured in terms of the time it takes for us to earn the money to buy the things we need. And everyone is getting wealthier.
By challenging your preconceptions, art offers a framework by which you can solve problems.