The idea of a conscious universe seems to fly in the face of our deep-seated materialist worldview, whereby all existence is due to material particles and their interactions.
July 19, 2017
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We've made huge strides in understanding the nature and composition of the physical universe, but it's clear that much remains to be learned — as it should be.
June 14, 2017
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Cosmic expansion stretches space itself, as if space were made of some kind of stretchy rubber material; there is no physical border, only stretching space.
May 31, 2017
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The expansion of the universe was sealed as fact in 1965, but the seeds for this revolutionary take on the cosmos and our place in it were planted in 1917 by a daring Einstein.
January 25, 2017
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As a species, we can be proud of our remarkable scientific prowess: This is an ongoing effort, a narrative we build slowly, gathering data and ideas that stretch our imagination.
December 27, 2016
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Where did the world come from? Unless future physicists make new observations from the Big Bang, it's hard to contemplate any science coming from the first originating event.
September 7, 2016
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There will always be that elusive part of reality that escapes us; it's not finding the final answer but wanting to know that makes us matter.
March 22, 2016
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The next time you hear a scientist say something like "The more we know about the universe, the less important we become," beg to differ: The reality is precisely the opposite.
February 16, 2016
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In examining the universe's origins, maybe we need a way of depicting the laws of nature as emerging behaviors that unfold and take hold as time elapses.
October 27, 2015
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Observing the night sky is like looking through a time machine; every image comes from a different past — a kaleidoscope of times — each telling a different story.
June 3, 2015
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Einstein's greatest lesson may be that reality is not what it seems; what we perceive as real is a distortion due to how our brains take in the world around, and within, us.
April 29, 2015
To put God in our current knowledge gaps would not further our understanding of the universe. For that, we need science and its stubbornly secular approach.
April 22, 2015
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Little, fabulous, flying entities capable of magical deeds that defy what we think reasonable in this world may exist, but we couldn't confirm this directly.
March 18, 2015
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The fact that science opens a window for us to peer into our deep past should be a cause for celebration, irrespective of what we find when we are able to look.
February 18, 2015
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We've learned so much, yet we still don't know the composition of 95 percent of the cosmos. It is good to stay humble and keep an open mind as the search continues.
September 10, 2014
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We don't have all the answers; many big questions hang over the world of theoretical physics. Is this business as usual? Or symptom of a major crisis in our understanding of nature?
July 23, 2014
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The World Cup is on, a festival of amazing teamwork and theatric tribalism. Billions of humans love soccer. Are games a mark of intelligence, something we should expect to find across the cosmos?
July 3, 2013
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Scientists last week revealed evidence of gravitational waves from the very beginning of the universe. Are we closer to understanding creation itself?
April 9, 2014
What was there before the universe began? It's not a question we can really answer with the science we have at hand.
December 29, 2013
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