The relation between society’s increasingly invidious, focussed, and sinister patterns of selection (fascism, genetic engineering, “lifting”) and the cosmic arbitrariness … More
Tag: Universe
Jared Diamond: ‘Humans’
Humans 150,000 years ago, wouldn’t figure on a list of the five most interesting species on Earth’.. Jared Diamond.. Jared … More
What Is The Purpose Of Life?- Abraham Twerski
Purpose of life – Abraham Twerski (1930-2021 ) RIP… (1779) What Is The Purpose Of Life? Abraham Twerski’s Eye Opening … More
Carlo Rovelli: ‘Time travel is just what we do every day…’
I have thought much about the relation between music and our sense of time flow. The fact that so much … More
The Hunt for Planet Nine – Shannon Stirone
Man’s sole greatness is to fight against what is beyond him,” Camus said. So why do we bother going to … More
Finally We May Have a Path to the Fundamental Theory of Physics… and It’s Beautiful – Stephen Wolfram
In many ways it’s the ultimate question in natural science: How does our universe work? Is there a fundamental theory? … More
The Great Silence – Ted Chiang (Exhalation)
A parrot has a question for humans. Human activity has brought my kind to the brink of extinction, but I … More
The Sound (& Visions) of Silence – NASA Footage..
NASA footage shot from the International Space Station in low-earth orbit from August to October 2017 (4’43”) Sharing the incomparable … More