BIG Questions – Page 162

Proof Found for Unifying Quantum Principle
By the Editor on November 15, 2011
When John Cardy proposed a far-reaching principle to constrain all possible theories of quantum particles and fields, he expected...
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In the Heavens as It Is on Earth
By William Grassie on November 15, 2011
What is the lifetime of our communicative civilization? Will our civilization make it through the 21st century intact? Is...
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The Quantum Universe
By the Editor on November 10, 2011
Brian Cox’s latest book, The Quantum Universe, which he co-wrote with Jeff Forshaw of the University of Manchester, is...
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Are You a Moral Relativist?
By the Editor on November 9, 2011
Recent work by Geoffrey Goodwin and John Darley shows that it might be possible to employ a simple mental...
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Debate Big Questions
By the Editor on November 1, 2011
Today, we face Big Questions about meaning and purpose, virtues and values, and how to shape our common future,...
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Decoding the Brain’s Cacophony
By the Editor on November 1, 2011
Professor of psychology Michael Gazzaniga is spelling out a cautionary tale about the uses of neuroscience in society.
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Dreams of Meaning
By Jonathan Camery-Hoggatt on October 28, 2011
We sleep. We dream. We do not know why. Faith traditions have interpreted sleep and dreams as meaningful for...
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Buddhism and Science for the Perplexed
By Amos Yong on October 28, 2011
Donald S. Lopez is interested not only in the “what happened” of the Buddhist encounter with science, but in...
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Information Is Cheap, Meaning Is Expensive
By the Editor on October 23, 2011
George Dyson talks with Martin Eiermann about the definition of life, human progress, and the importance of cognitive autarchy.
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Postdarwinism: The New Synthesis
By William Grassie on September 21, 2011
A review of Ecological Developmental Biology: Integrating Epigenetics, Medicine, and Evolution, by Scott F. Gilbert and David Epel (Sunderland, MA:...
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