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Fine-Tuning Does Not Imply a Fine Tuner
Some think fine-tuning is evidence for God, but in fact the opposite is true.
Spark of Science: Jon Beckmann
The conservation ecologist discusses the plight of animals in a human-dominated landscape.
Why an Expert on Black Holes Reads the Bhagavad Gita
These ancient Indian traditions have something to teach modern cosmology.
The Argument for God Is Out of Tune
Why scientific cosmology can’t give us the God of religion.
The Rituals That Ward Off Bad Luck Aren’t Arbitrary
Bodily experiences inform the way we think.
How Curvature Makes a Shape a Shape
The ancient study of an object’s curvature is guiding mathematicians toward a new understanding of simple equations.
Why Most Planets Will Either Be Lush or Dead
The Gaia hypothesis implies that once alien life takes hold, it will flourish.
Even Physicists Find the Multiverse Faintly Disturbing
It’s not the immensity or inscrutability, but that it reduces physical law to happenstance.
How Designers Engineer Luck Into Video Games
The responsibilities and challenges of programmed luck.
Don’t Tell Your Friends They’re Lucky
Luck has a lot to do with success. We just don’t want to admit it.
