Why Is the World So Weird?
January 4, 2026
Quantum mechanics, mathematics, human consciousness…. whichever way you slice it, the universe is weird. How…
Physics Tagged Episodes
Leibniz
June 26, 2022
The intellectual domain of Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz cannot be captured in a single word.…
Are We Alone?
December 6, 2020
News that life might exist or have existed on Mars or somewhere else in our…
Could the Laws of Physics Ever Change?
December 22, 2019
From airplanes flying overhead to the cellular activity inside us, all events that take place…
The Space-Time Continuum
October 13, 2019
Strange things are said about time: that it’s illusory, that it has no direction. But…
The Mystery of the Multiverse
July 28, 2019
At the foundation of modern theoretical physics lie the equations that define our universe, telling…
Matter and Energy – The Dark Side
June 2, 2019
All the matter we have ever observed accounts for less than 5% of the universe.…
Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?
January 6, 2019
The old metaphysical question – why anything exists at all – has perplexed and intrigued humankind…
The Ancient Cosmos – When the Earth Stood Still
December 23, 2018
Even in ancient Greek society, philosopher-scientists engaged in heated debate about the origin, composition, and…
The Reality of Time
January 1, 2017
St. Augustine suggested that when we try to grasp the idea of time, it seems…
God and the Fine-Tuned Universe
August 9, 2015
If the precise value of many physical constants had been different, the universe would not…
Time, Space, and Quantum Mechanics
November 17, 2013
Quantum physics is regarded by many as the most powerful predictive theory science has produced. …
Science vs. Pseudo-science
March 21, 2010
Astronomy is science; Astrology is pseudo-science. Evolutionary Biology is science; Creationism is pseudo-science. How about…
The Strange World of Quantum Reality
October 15, 2006
Quantum mechanics is an astoundly successful, mathematically elegant, explanatorily deep, even beautiful scientific theory. Yet…
Aristotle
April 4, 2006
Aristotle’s philosophical doctrines have permeated and helped shape Western Culture in spheres as disparate as cosmology,…
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