The Dark Universe and Limitless Energy

Shahn Majid looks at dark energy. Will it herald a revolution in our understanding of fundamental physics?
Last week I explained what I argue to be the greatest theoretical challenge facing fundamental physics today; that the very concept of the spacetime continuum is flawed and in need of revision. This week I want to explain what [...]

The Martin Gardner Interview Part 3

Continuing from last Thursday – Don Albers’ long interview with math puzzle legend Martin Gardner.
Yes, he once edited a magazine for girls.
Newcomers: start from the beginning here >>
Humpty Dumpty’s
Gardner: That’s right, it’s not until I started selling stories to Esquire that I thought I could make a decent living as a freelance writer, but Esquire [...]

David Friedman in the SF Chronicle

A San Francisco Chronicle reporter recently met with Future Imperfect author David Friedman, to speak about the book. The interview appears in today’s Chronicle. Aside from discussing the usual doomsday scenarios, they enter a larger debate about the role of government in private life.
Technology as lens to ponder imperfect future
In a century-old former farmhouse in [...]

No Justice for Dallas Rape

Justice Denied author Marci Hamilton sent me yet another story demonstrating the frustrating position that law enforcement finds itself in when dealing with childhood sex abuse and the Statute of Limitations.

DALLAS – While authorities said they have solved the case in the rape of a child in 1983, justice will not be served.
Through DNA tests, [...]

Oww! Technologies that Hurt Us

Future Imperfect author David Friedman talks to Forbes about potentially painful technologies. Future Imperfect is full of ‘em. But it’s not about how to stop it, it’s about how to manage.
Even the most wonderful technology has unintended consequences. And for many technologies, no consequence can be more unintended than this: pain.
And let’s not miss Sadhika’s [...]