PinnedPublished inThe Infinite UniverseHow to live in an absurd universeThe absurd is the essential concept and the first truth. — Albert CamusOct 15, 202258Oct 15, 202258
Published inThe Infinite UniverseThe evidence has been growing that the universe is infinite but it may all come crashing downIn his masterpiece, On the Nature of Things, Lucretius (99 BC — 50 BC), a Greek Epicurean philosopher, proposed a thought experiment. He…4d ago204d ago20
Published inThe Infinite UniversePurpose may be an emergent property of lifeTeleology returns to biologyJan 2652Jan 2652
Published inThe Infinite UniverseThe Multiverse may not remove the need for a Personal CreatorScientists agree that the universe was in a hot dense period approximately 13.8 billion years ago. Everything we have observed from the…Jan 2134Jan 2134
Published inThe Infinite UniverseHumans are responsible for the LA fires but not because of climate changeClimate change is increasing the number and size of fires in California and other parts of the world. However, depending on the biome…Jan 1816Jan 1816
Published inThe Infinite UniverseThe Largest Structure in the Universe should not existIt certainly has convinced me that we’re not living in a homogeneous, isotropic [Universe]. I mean these things that I really suspected in…Jan 1317Jan 1317
Published inThe Infinite UniverseThe universe’s missing antimatter may be all around usExperiments this year at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) demonstrated that collisions that produce anti-matter produce equal amounts of…Jan 327Jan 327
Published inThe Infinite UniverseThe Many Worlds of quantum mechanics may be waves in a 5th dimensionI have argued for a while that quantum mechanics can be interpreted correctly if you introduce a 5th dimension. In that case, different…Dec 19, 202419Dec 19, 202419
Published inThe Infinite UniverseA paradigm shift in quantum mechanics may be needed to solve quantum gravityA paradigm shift is a useful term to explain how a change in perspective can open new routes to problem-solving. The classic example is the…Dec 9, 202413Dec 9, 202413
Published inThe Infinite UniverseScience may be a new religion and that’s not a good thingSpeaking to fellow substacker The Free Press’s Bari Weiss on The Honestly podcast, famed venture capitalist Peter Thiel defended the…Nov 19, 202425Nov 19, 202425