Guest Thinkers — December 21, 2010

Normal blogging will resume…

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

… on Tuesday when I return from traveling. In the meantime, I have added a great blog by Daniel Martin Varisco, an old Yemen hand, and all around great guy. It is at Tabsir.net and is linked on the side.

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

Starts With A Bang

The 16 stories that shaped physics and astronomy in 2024

There was a lot of hype and a lot of nonsense, but also some profoundly major advances. Here are the biggest ones you may have missed.

einstein general relativity curved spacetime

Starts With A Bang

The fabric of space is a Cheshire Cat

Most waves need a medium to travel through. But the way that light and gravitational waves travel shows that space can’t be a medium at all.

A person reminiscent of Daniel Dennett, known for his critical thinking, stands with raised hands, sporting a beard and glasses. He wears a gray blazer over a blue shirt against a neutral background.

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3 brilliant critical thinking tools used by Daniel Dennett

The late philosopher suggested adding a couple of “Occam’s heuristics” to your critical thinking toolbox.

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Ask Ethan: Why is the Big Bang shown as a tube?

The most common visual depictions of the history of the Universe show the Big Bang as a growing tube with an “ignition” point. Why is that?

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Ask Ethan: Is Earth the center of the Universe?

In all directions, at great distances, the Universe looks younger, more uniform, and less evolved. Does that mean Earth must be the center?

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