A new research report from physicists at the University of British Columbia claims there’s mathematical proof that there’s some “understanding” in the cosmos that exists beyond any capacity for us to describe or explain it. They did their study to challenge the premise that our universe is a computer simulation (and, by association, that we […]

Earlier today, I completed the first course in what will be a 4-year program at the University of Chicago’s Graham School. It’s all about the end of the world. Well, not really, but sorta. The formal name for the session was: “The End(s) of Humanity: Classic Texts and Existential Threats I: The Human Career: Myth, […]