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Philosophy
Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.
One of the fundamental constants of nature, the fine-structure constant, determines so much about our Universe. Here's why it matters.
Two great philosophies — but do they work better together?
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Gravitational waves are the last signatures that are emitted by merging black holes. What happens when these two phenomena meet in space?
All religions have three traits: metaphysical commitments, ethical guidance, and daily rituals or practices. So does Stoicism.
"A person’s mass is made not of 'stuff' in the way we normally think about it, but rather our mass is made of energy."
"I was stunned. Here in front of me was the original apparatus through which a new vision of the world was slowly and painfully brought to light."
Scalars, vectors, and tensors come up all the time in physics. They're more than mathematical structures. They help describe the Universe.
If you're an atheist with a vocation, who laid that path for you?
Our classical intuition is no good in a quantum Universe. To make sense of it, we need to learn, and apply, an entirely novel set of rules.
We need a "theory that explains the evolution of evolution," argues theoretical physicist Sara Imari Walker.
On November 25, U.N. members will meet in South Korea to cap off a series of meetings aiming to reduce global plastic pollution.
While we’re busy wondering whether machines will ever become conscious, we rarely stop to ask: What happens to us?
If you have any sort of power for any reasonable length of time, you will be changed by it — awareness of the effects is crucial.
There are a few small cosmic details that, if things were just a little different, wouldn't have allowed our existence to be possible.
"I have a friend who thinks vaccines cause autism," writes Nina. "What can I do?"
The truly talented are those who got to where they are despite preconceived expectations.
When we see pictures from Hubble or JWST, they show the Universe in a series of brilliant colors. But what do those colors really tell us?
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
How did life on Earth begin? Is there life on other worlds? An answer to either question will reflect heavily on the other.