Strings and Natural Law

Metaphors: Two

A Library

One.

On the Meaning of Life and Other Silly Questions

Humans talk, write and think about subjects such as:

“What is the meaning of life?”

“Is there objective truth?”

“Fate or Free Will?”

An Equilibrium of Mediocrity

“When you grow up you tend to get told the world is the way it is and your life is just to live your life inside the world. Try not to bash into the walls too much. Try to have a nice family, have fun, save a little money.

A Discussion of Equilibria, from Math to Morals.

I begin this post with an introduction of fixed points, or points unchanged by transformation. An example of a mathematical result which characterizes fixed points is the Brouwer…