I’m a philosopher of science, not an economist. So I decided to write a story that explains what’s with the economy, using small words and Disney characters. The first 5…
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Riemann Hypothesis Gets Proved Again
Yet another proof of the Riemann Hypothesis (RH) has been proposed by BYU mathematician Xian-Jin Li. Dr. Li posted his proof on the arXiv a few days ago. (Update, 11:05am.)…
Famous Dead Philosophers Speak Again!
Inspired by Shawn’s post at Words and Other Things, I compiled a short list of video/audio lectures by famous dead philosophers. If you know of any famous dead philosophers that…
Pittsburgh HPS Proves That P
Who knows where these came from, but I’m sure that they are not endorsed by the parties mentioned. Earman. Start with plain vanilla Minkowski spacetime (in which obviously not p),…
When is the Prime Age of Discovery in Physics?
Remember that old adage about young scientists? It goes something like this: most scientists do there best work before they’re 25. I don’t know where this folk truism comes from,…