The Mystery Is Out There

Here is a question you don’t think about everyday: where did the stuff you’re made of come from? We know we are made of cells, and cells are made of molecules, and molecules are made of different atoms. But where do the atoms come from?

- KidSpirit Online
October 14, 2014

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Why We Matter - to the Multiverse and Back

So goes the bad karma of science: the more we learn about the universe, the less important we become. Is this really what modern science is telling us?

- Slate
September 18, 2014

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Does Consciousness Compute? ($)

Is reality something "out there"—something we simply perceive through our senses? Or is it something "in here"—derivative of the inner workings of the brain?

- The Chronicle of Higher Education
September 8, 2014

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There’s So Much That Science Will Never Be Able to Explain

If there is a final truth out there, it’s beyond us. Science works under strict boundaries, and as hard as we may try, we can’t go beyond them. To know all answers, we need to start by knowing all questions. And that is simply impossible. Our view of the world will always be incomplete.

- The Washington Post
July 14, 2014