This is a good question. If the Doctor can travel anywhere in time and space, why doesn’t he always visit old friends? Why should goodbye mean goodbye forever? And why doesn’t he... Читать далее
Firstly I’d say that’s not really the case, and hasn’t been for some time – but we’ve got perceptual distortions that make it hard to see the whole equation. Yes, superheroes are huge pop... Читать далее
In principle you could grow plants on Mars the way Matt Damon did in the Martian, using faeces and Martian soil and mixing them to grow food. In principle it works but he was also very... Читать далее
Associate Professor of Philosophy at Central European University. Job: explaining consciousness. Hobby: non-revolutionary anti-capitalism. @Philip_Goff
* Warning! Spoilers! Don’t read unless you’ve seen the season finale of Westworld.
There’s a great deal of discussion about the possibility of Artificial Intelligence. But what of the... Читать далее
Nothing. Time still passes even if objects stop moving.
So, even if the Universe stopped expanding and the planets stopped rotating, time would still go on. Similarly, whether you’re... Читать далее
Like everyone else I was really excited by Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which tells the tale of how the rebels stole the plans to the original Death Star – a space station the size of a... Читать далее
Is using wheels for transportation archaic? Is using fire to cook food archaic?
Literature is a fundamental tool for our education, which can change in forms (cuneiform, papyrus, folio... Читать далее