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Why Physics Can’t Tell Us What Life Is
The origin of life can’t be explained by first principles.
Los Angeles Is Gone
In an excerpt from his new novel, the author drowns La La Land.
Dawn of the Heliocene
Why the next geological epoch should be named for when we tapped the sun’s energy.
Believing in Monsters: David Livingstone Smith on the Subhuman
The Universe Knows Right from Wrong
A proponent of panpsychism argues moral truth is inherent in consciousness.
Just Because It’s Natural Doesn’t Mean It’s Good
We are well advised to not lose track of evolution’s dark side.
This Vision Experiment Resolved a Centuries-Old Philosophical Debate
How Life Could Continue to Evolve
On the origin of an interstellar species.
You Want to See My Data? I Thought We Were Friends!
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