Parallel Universes
Could there be a universe in which gravity is a bit stronger, or the electron a bit heavier?
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Toward a Unified Theory of Quantum Gravity
There is a hope that there will appear a sort of meta-unification, in which the welter of unified theories are themselves unified, and shown to be merely alternate languages for the same underlying structure.
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Thought-Experiments in Honor of John Wheeler
Four thought-experiments that are intended to set limits to the scope of quantum mechanics.
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Large Cosmic Lessons in Physics
Is the universe trying to tell us something?
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Biological Determinism, Information Theory, and the Origin of Life
Excerpt from an essay by Paul C.W. Davies, “Biological Determinism, Information Theory, and the Origin of Life,” which appears in Many Worlds, edited by Steven Dick, Philadelphia: Templeton Foundation Press, 2000. Philosophical and Theological Implications The philosophical and theological implications of the competing scenarios for the origin of life are starkly different and bear strongly…
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Science and Religion into the 21st Century
As we enter a new century likely to dominated by sweeping scientific and technological developments, the need for spiritual guidance will be stronger than ever. Science alone cannot adequately cater for our spiritual needs, but any religion that refuses to embrace scientific discovery is unlikely to survive to the 22nd century. Religion faces extraordinary challenges…
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Good and Evil: Reshaping our Moral Universe
General Augusto Pinochet is now back in his native Chile amid a welter of recriminations. He stands accused of the kidnap, torture and murder of thousands of his fellow citizens. On the grisly Richter scale of genocidal horror, the world has seen far worse than Pinochet – Hitler, Stalin and Pol Pot killed millions. The…
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Quantum Computing
If you were shrewd enough to invest $15,000 in Microsoft ten years ago you’d be a millionaire by now. The engine of growth that has driven the computer industry, and looks set to make Bill Gates the world’s first trillionaire, is no lucky fluke. Underpinning it have been sweeping advances in fundamental electronics. The first…