By Scott Church – Guest Blogger In the first installment of this series, we explored the nature of curved spaces and introduced ourselves to some of the mathematical tools needed to describe how length, breadth, and height can be curved … Continue reading
My own suspicion is that the Universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose. – J.B.S. Haldane (Possible Worlds and Other Papers, 1927) I was born hopelessly curious and under the tutelage of a … Continue reading
A lesson from Martin Luther on walking in faith during pandemics. By Scott Church – Guest Blogger After decimating nearly one-third of Europe during the 14th Century, the Bubonic plague continued to ravage it in periodic epidemics before it was … Continue reading
[This is an updated version of an essay published at my own website in December 2014.—Scott Church] As Christmas draws nigh, I am reminded of the many reasons why it’s my favorite holiday. It’s the culmination of my favorite time … Continue reading
[Updated Dec. 28, 2017, with a revised and expanded discussion of arguments from Sean Carroll's book The Big Picture. - SC] There are many reasons why I’m not retired, but one of the bigger ones is that I haven’t figured … Continue reading
