Introduction. Craig Callender (2001) and Jeremy Butterfield (2004) have recently suggested that the Rotating Disc Argument (RDA) fails in General Relativity. I argue that this conclusion is wrong: two recharged…
Read moreGet Started Improving Your Philosophical Apparel
It’s easy enough to find science t-shirts and apparel out there. But how are you going to improve you philosophical style? Today, I’ll suggest a few places where you can…
Read moreHow Special Relativity Thwarts Eternalism (And More)
Image Credit: John D. Norton INTRODUCTION. The image above illustrates a well-known argument due to Rietdijk and Putnam, which says that Special Relativity implies Eternalism (also called the “Block Universe”…
Read moreRiemann 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.)…
Read moreGroup Theory Of Your Spine
In more examples of the unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics, there now exists a robust application of group theory to the human spinal cord. Modeling the Human Spine. A few years…
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