Category: Aeon
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If we could only build one huge observatory….
[ This blog is dedicated to tracking my most recent publications. Subscribe to the feed to keep up with all the science stories I write! ] Q: Suppose we can only build one big telescope. Should we look for life among the stars or the origins of the universe? I participated in an experts’ roundtable…
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Sinners in the hands of an angry GLaDOS
It’s one of those nagging thoughts many of us have had: is our existence a reality or an illusion? Philosophers and scientists have grappled with the question, though today much of the discussion focuses on a related question: do we live in a computer simulation? In my (first hopefully of multiple) essays for Aeon magazine,…
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