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String theory can survive even without empirical evidence

String theory can survive even without empirical evidence

Theories are often accepted without the data to prove them

Richard Dawid
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The universe evolves like a life form

The universe evolves like a life form

The laws of physics are not fixed, they are evolving

Timothy Jackson
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The maths on renewable energy isn't adding up

The maths on renewable energy isn't adding up

Solar and wind can't do what nuclear can

Jan Emblemsvåg
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The Dawkins delusion: Intelligence and language don't reveal consciousness

The Dawkins delusion: Intelligence and language don't reveal consciousness

The elephant in the room

Ken Mogi
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Many minds, not many worlds, constitute quantum reality

Many minds, not many worlds, constitute quantum reality

The view from nowhere is leading quantum physics astray

Nadia Blackshaw
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The universe cancels itself out to zero

The universe cancels itself out to zero

Quantum mechanics and the mystery of existence

David Pearce
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Spacetime does not emerge from quantum physics

Spacetime does not emerge from quantum physics

Quantum mechanics does not give rise to Einstein's spacetime

Sam Baron
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A detailed image of deep space featuring numerous stars, galaxies, and cosmic structures, showcasing the vastness of the universe and its celestial bodies.

The Big Bang didn't happen

What do the James Webb images really show?

Eric J. Lerner
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A vibrant digital landscape featuring rolling hills represented by a blue grid against a sunset gradient of pink, orange, and purple, with a large sun on the horizon.

Spacetime is not fundamental

The reality deeper than spacetime

Donald Hoffman
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A surreal, futuristic clock bursting with energy, surrounded by cosmic elements like planets and swirling space, symbolizing the concept of time and its fluidity.

Time existed before the Big Bang

Time is fundamental, space is not

Lee Cronin
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Colorful concentric circles create a mesmerizing ripple effect, blending vibrant hues of blue, pink, and purple against a dark background, evoking a sense of fluid motion.

Chaos theory eliminates quantum uncertainty

Quantum uncertainty has to do with us, not reality

Tim Palmer
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The Japanese philosophy that could save us from AI

The Japanese philosophy that could save us from AI

AI, ikigai, and the Japanese secret to meaning in life

Ken Mogi
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The Universe & RealityArrow Head

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The musical structure behind quantum physics

The quantum waves that play in music and nature

Bridget Queenan
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Hawking radiation and the messy truth behind black hole physics

Bringing our models closer to reality

Eugene Chua
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Occam's razor is leading cosmology astray

The search for simplicity is a mistake

Jim Al-Khalili
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Reality is not made up of objects

The quantum illusion of objects

Dennis Dieks
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There is no Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics

Why we should stop playing the straw man game

Noemi Bolzonetti
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Life & The LivingArrow Head

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The flaws in the blueprint of life

Is genetic determinism misguided?

Omari Edwards
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False positives, real profits: the dark side of cancer screening

Cancer screening is selling us sickness

H. Gilbert Welch
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Cancer screening harms more people than it saves

We screen. We worry. We don’t live longer

H. Gilbert Welch
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We are overcounting cancer cases by vast amounts

Screening creates cancers, and it’s not clear that it “saves lives”

H. Gilbert Welch
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Naming won’t solve mortality

Healthcare is about more than diagnosis

Ian James Kidd
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Technology & SocietyArrow Head

Transhumanism and enhanced longevity risks a new age of inequality

Transhumanism and enhanced longevity risks a new age of inequality

A new civilisational frontier

Nayef Al-Rodhan
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How transhumanism dangerously ignores human nature

The new religion of the mind

Omari Edwards
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Climate politics is currently just hot air

Freeing the environment from its academic prison

Onofrio Romano
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The Japanese philosophy that could save us from AI

AI, ikigai, and the Japanese secret to meaning in life

Ken Mogi
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The first great joke told by AI might be the last one humans hear

Roman’s Razor: The funniest outcome is the most likely

Roman Yampolskiy
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