lawrence krauss
Leaning too far in either direction is a recipe for stagnation and perhaps even failure.
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Theoretical physicist and cosmologist Lawrence M. Krauss spoke at CSICon 2016 about scientists’ attempt to look back in time to the beginning of our universe.
Your brain stops at the most comforting thought. The truth is somewhere beyond that. Using scientific skepticism as a guide, astrophysicist Lawrence Krauss outlines the questions that critical thinkers ask themselves.
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Can democracy remain vibrant if the public, and especially children, don’t have the tools to distinguish sense from nonsense?
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Life is a temporary, cosmic accident and the universe may very well be meaningless. That’s depressing — or is it?
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Will we ever have a Theory of Everything? Theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss isn’t sure that’s the right question to be asking.
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For once, beer is going to clarify your understanding. Theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss lays down the empirical evidence for the mechanics of the Big Bang.
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An old fight between philosophy and science has flared up again. Fortunately we have Rebecca Newberger Goldstein to help us sort out what’s going.