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The Long Now Archive
Dark Energy = Cosmological Constant?
Posted on October 12, 2011 | No CommentsEinstein's cosmological constant was "my greatest blunder," but it turns out the guy's gut instincts may have been right. Sort of.
Luck is Invisible
Posted on August 16, 2011 | No CommentsLuck informs life, but it's practically invisible, and those who have it cannot see it.
Parasites and Agency
Posted on August 9, 2011 | No CommentsSo much is outside our control. Including parasites. Didn't see that one coming, right?
Death’s Wristwatch
Posted on August 2, 2011 | No CommentsDarpa is trying to figure out the cyclical processes at work in our bodies, and all biology.
Beyond Utopias and Dystopias
Posted on June 6, 2011 | No CommentsUtopian nonsense. Dystopian cynicism. Bah. Maybe a Protopia. But, what the hell is that?
Gain/Lose Perspective
Posted on May 31, 2011 | 2 CommentsObservations of global consciousness are stirring. Less so the eye-narrowed suspicion of regular visitations by midgets in rubber costumes.
The Reluctant Darwinist
Posted on April 4, 2011 | No CommentsTwo things: I saw BBC's creation *and* I attended a church for the first time in decades.
Quit picking on brain
Posted on March 28, 2011 | No CommentsSure, I bash on my brain, but maybe there's reason to cut it some slack?
Evolving our Science Education
Posted on February 16, 2011 | 2 CommentsIgnorance and fear are driving a lousy trend; fewer American children learn about evolution as a unifying principle.
A Brief History of the Continents
Posted on February 4, 2011 | No CommentsEvolution affects everything, both living and nonliving. Even the shape of the continents is evolving.