Sean Carroll and David Albert have had a couple of really interesting recent video-debates on BloggingHeads. If you haven’t checked this phenomenon out already, I highly recommend the following: Sean…
Read moreMap of the Cosmic Acceleration Literature
Ten years ago, the physics community came to agree that the expansion of the Universe is experiencing a positive acceleration. The experts still disagree on why. Everything but the kitchen…
Read moreSpecial: What’s With the Economy.
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…
Read moreGeneva Summer School in Philosophy of Physics
Read About It Here. The Geneva Summer School in Philosophy of Physics, 2008 was a 1-week intensive summer school in the middle of the Swiss alps. This year, scholars and…
Read moreWhat is Interesting in the Philosophy of Physics?
Philosophers of physics may have experienced this problem. You know you’re interested in a particular question about physics. You come face to face with the mountain of literature on the…
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