Well, that’s good to hear, you know, just in case I get in a plutonium-powered DeLorean and get shot back in time, I WON’T have to make sure my parents find each and get married so I can be born. Hell, I could even kill my grandfather. Time Travel Simulation Resolves “Grandfather Paradox” What would … Read more
Fascinating . . . . What Is the Universe? Real Physics Has Some Mind-Bending Answers Science says the universe could be a hologram, a computer program, a black hole or a bubble—and there are ways to check By Victoria Jaggardsmithsonian.com September 15, 2014 The questions are as big as the universe and (almost) as old … Read more
Quentin Ruyant posted this article on the possible relevance of quantum mechanics to a philosophy of mind and consciousness. While he seems convinced (as are many neuroscientists and philosophers) that QM is not scientifically relevant to a philosophy of mind, he allows that there may be some metaphysical reasons to examine a possible connection. Posted … Read more
If we conceive of the universe as a kind of fluid, the physics of the cosmos makes a lot more sense (at least in my limited understanding). This cool article from Quanta Magazine offers a fluid model of the cosmos. Big Bang Secrets Swirling in a Fluid Universe By: Natalie Wolchover February 12, 2014A new … Read more