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BREAKING NEWS
A Note From the Editor
Apr 18, 2008
Since January, FQXi has featured articles on foundational questions generated at our Iceland Conference. To celebrate the amazing work of our writers and the generous contributions of our Members featured in the articles, FQXi will take a look back at some of our favorites from this series, including the two articles with the most number of hits. We are unable to highlight all of the articles (a complete list is here), but we would like to extend our gratitude to the writers and Members for their time, energy, and talent. And stay tuned: a new series begins in May!
The Last Titan
Apr 15, 2008
FQXi is deeply saddened by the loss of John A. Wheeler, a giant astride twentieth-century physics and cosmology, whose influence reached to every corner of the fields we investigate, from black holes to quantum mechanics to general relativity. Our thoughts are with his family.
Dooms-Week: Saying Goodbye
Apr 11, 2008
Here is a lovely remembrance of recently departed Arthur C. Clarke, who among other contributions, looked at the dark side of space science, including the indelible 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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NEW IN BLOGS
An Exceptionally Simple Personal FAQ
By A. GARRETT LISI
Over the past month I have been asked many questions about my personal history and opinions on life, the universe, and everything. I have also received many emails of encouragement from the general public, which have been wonderful and completely ...
Bang / Crunch / Bang
By WILLIAM OREM
I was contacted recently by Peter Lynds, the young physics iconoclast who turned some heads back in 2003 with a paper purporting correctly to resolve Zeno's paradox by defining time as having no quantized base unit, even in principle. (Ful...
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High Energy Physics
Pieces of E8
By A. GARRETT LISI
There are very few moments in theoretical physics that qualify as... thrilling -- moments that send shivers of excitement down the spine and make the brain tingle. It's such an abstract pursuit, you wouldn't think the effects would be so visceral....
High Energy Physics
An Exceptionally Simple FAQ
By A. GARRETT LISI
A new paper, "An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything", has attracted a great deal of interest, from both the scientific community and the general public. This forum comment thread will collect my short descriptions of this new theory, in res...
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Editor's Choice: Wigner’s Gift Horse
By JULIE REHMEYER • May 9, 2008
Is nature completely mathematical?
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Reader's Choice: Philosophy of the Multiverse
By GOVERT SCHILLING • May 2, 2008
On what side of the borderline between science and
philosophy are multiverses?
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Editor's Choice: Down the Rabbit Hole
By KATE BECKER • Apr 24, 2008
Do any of our capabilities and experiences inform us that we are not in a computer simulation?
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Reader's Choice: Shining A Light on a Dream
By MARC KAUFMAN • Apr 18, 2008
What is quantum physics fundamentally about?
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Baby Steps
By MIKE PERRICONE • Apr 11, 2008
Why did our universe begin in a low entropy state?
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