Tag: planets
Looking for Consciousness in All the Wrong Places
If concept cells nestled in the hippocampi were the seat of consciousness, bilateral hippocampal destruction would cause loss of consciousness. It doesn’t.
The Multiverse Has a Measure Problem
In terms of science, the central problem with the naïve multiverse is that it could explain any observation, so it really explains nothing.
Earth’s Gold-Mining Machine
Earth operates an extraordinary natural factory that concentrates gold from barely detectable amounts into rich deposits that humans can mine. How?
Dark Matter and Intelligent Design: A Prediction
Let’s look at some of the remarkable features of dark matter, already discovered by observations in astronomy and cosmology.
Two Poems for Europa, Jupiter’s Lifeless Moon
Ms. Limón’s poem doesn’t quite capture the aliveness of Earth and the likely deadness of Europa. So, here’s one that better reflects these themes.