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Defy the Stars

What’s the real difference between man and machine?

May 9, 2017

Your Robot Car Should Ignore You

Some research suggests that cars would be safer with no involvement from humans at all.

The Multiverse As Muse

The uncertainty of quantum mechanics provided a perfect literary model for Modernist ideas.

Does Dark Matter Harbor Life?

An invisible civilization could be living right under your nose.

May 9, 2017

The Advantages of the Compartmentalized Life

How I avoid getting lost in the “what if”s of my life and focus on the lives of my cancer patients instead.

May 2, 2017

God Created Consciousness in Fiction

The major exception to the flatness of ancient characters.

April 28, 2017

Pre-Conscious Humans May Have Been Like the Borg

Does an alien race from Star Trek tell the story of human consciousness?

April 27, 2017

Roger Penrose On Why Consciousness Does Not Compute

The emperor of physics defends his controversial theory of mind.

April 27, 2017

Is Consciousness Fractal?

Our subconscious love for fractals may tell an evolutionary story.

April 27, 2017