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Philosophical Sundays: Is There Free Will?
Is there free will? Let me be blunt: No. No, no and no. The notion of free will is so absolutely preposterous that it collides against pretty much everything: against the physical make-up of the...
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A Hopefully Understandable Explanation of the Future Doom of the Universe
If you’ve been reading the news, you probably know our universe is unstable and is likely to be swallowed by an alternate one, some time in the next 20 billion years. If this is a shocking revelation...
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You’re Not as Smart as You Thought
When I was little I thought I was a genius. By the age of seven I could write almost like an adult and knew things such as the definition of square root, Pythagoras’s theorem or what an electron was....
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Why the Standard Model Is the Ugliest Theory Ever Made
You’ve probably heard about the standard model (SM). Actually, the acronym, which sounds a little like S&M, is pretty justified. If you have not heard about it, let me give you a brief summary:...
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The Wonder of Mathematics: non-Euclidean Geometry I
The beauty of mathematics lies in unification: in the taking of two completely unrelated concepts and merging them into a deeper, superior whole. A perfect example of this is Riemannian geometry. In...
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The Art of Spacing Out
I often space out. In fact, I daresay I spend half of my day in a semi-conscious state, my mind drifting through the landscape of possibility. While spacing out I think about a number of things, some...
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Gravitons, Yes or No?
This is my first “request post.” If you also requested one, please be patient. Your day will come too. I promise. In this post I’ll speak about gravitons. These are theoretical particles which...
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Not Everything Is Relative (I)
In this series I want to fix some common misconceptions about the theory of relativity. Today, I will tackle the idea that relativity says that everything is relative. That’s called relativism, not...
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Time Dilation: It’s Not Psychological
Today I wish to debunk the supposed Einstein quote: “When you sit on a hot stove for two minutes, it feels like two hours. But, when you sit with a nice girl for two hours, it feels like two minutes....
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Entangled
You may have heard about quantum entanglement. It’s this really mysterious, complicated thing only people with a physics degree can understand. Except that it’s not. Quantum entanglement is the...
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